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Tottenham Hotspur Stadium - Licence To Stand
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Most local councils in this country are riddled with socialists.
Nothing gets done except via committee and only then after every member has thoroughly ensured their own shoulders are Teflon coated and that none of them can be required to actually do any work.
jts1882
Dean Richards
To be fair, Haringey are nothing like they were in my childhood. Back then, the era when Jeremy Corbyn was the councillor for Harringay and his brother (now a climate denier) was shipping in international squatters to occupy houses bought by the council in the nice areas, they were well described as the Peoples Republic of Haringey. Now they deliver public services pretty well. While still Labour controlled, they are more interested in running the borough than fomenting international revolution.
Bullet
Luka Modric
I was just wondering about Harringay vs Haringey and Googled thusly:
http://www.harringayonline.com/page/harringay-vs-haringey-vs-harringaygreenlanes
Harringay developed in the late Victorian era as London expanded into the countryside to the north of Islington. It took its name from Harringay House, the grounds of which occupied most of the area between Green Lanes and the Great Northern Railway, from Finsbury Park to Turnpike Lane.
The name Harringay came from the Saxon, Haering's Hege — the enclosure of Haering's people. During the following several hundred years, spellings were rarely fixed and the name went through 162 recorded variations. The Harringay variant was first recorded in 1569. The variant for the nearby area of Hornsey appeared in 1646. But oldest of all, Haringey, was first recorded in 1387.
The choice of the Harringay spelling in 1792 by Edward Gray, the builder of Harringay House, led to this variant being bequeathed to the neighbourhood that developed in Victorian times and to its survival as the proper name for the area today. The spelling's survival was not always safe however. In the early 20th Century the Municipal Borough of Hornsey tried to enforce use of the Haringey spelling. It was only resistance by local residents that prevented its adoption.
In 1965 local government in London was re-organised, and a new borough was created by combining Hornsey, Wood Green and Tottenham. (Harringay had been split between Hornsey and Tottenham). At this point the descendants of the early burghers of Hornsey got their revenge on the former residents of Harringay and chose the name Haringey for the new borough. Whilst there's no record about why they chose that spelling it's likely that they went for the oldest recorded form.
http://www.harringayonline.com/page/harringay-vs-haringey-vs-harringaygreenlanes
Harringay developed in the late Victorian era as London expanded into the countryside to the north of Islington. It took its name from Harringay House, the grounds of which occupied most of the area between Green Lanes and the Great Northern Railway, from Finsbury Park to Turnpike Lane.
The name Harringay came from the Saxon, Haering's Hege — the enclosure of Haering's people. During the following several hundred years, spellings were rarely fixed and the name went through 162 recorded variations. The Harringay variant was first recorded in 1569. The variant for the nearby area of Hornsey appeared in 1646. But oldest of all, Haringey, was first recorded in 1387.
The choice of the Harringay spelling in 1792 by Edward Gray, the builder of Harringay House, led to this variant being bequeathed to the neighbourhood that developed in Victorian times and to its survival as the proper name for the area today. The spelling's survival was not always safe however. In the early 20th Century the Municipal Borough of Hornsey tried to enforce use of the Haringey spelling. It was only resistance by local residents that prevented its adoption.
In 1965 local government in London was re-organised, and a new borough was created by combining Hornsey, Wood Green and Tottenham. (Harringay had been split between Hornsey and Tottenham). At this point the descendants of the early burghers of Hornsey got their revenge on the former residents of Harringay and chose the name Haringey for the new borough. Whilst there's no record about why they chose that spelling it's likely that they went for the oldest recorded form.
K.D.D.D.D.Soc
Paul Walsh
I disagree most locals councils are riddled with unemployables.
DublinSpur
Scott Parker
I'm not an admin here (and obviously scara can post whatever he likes on his own website!) but any chance this discussion could continue on the 'Politics' thread in Random? That's what it's there for after all - and old lefties like me won't have to either seethe in silence or get involved and drag this great thread even further off topic?
Just a polite request, not being arsey or anything.
Just a polite request, not being arsey or anything.
K.D.D.D.D.Soc
Paul Walsh
Yeah but at least we care about something.
Gazzasrightboot
Pascal Chimbonda
I have a fear about playing at Wembley and it's probably irrational. It's just such an iconic stadium that I think teams will be even more up for it against us than they already are.
Having said that, in a straight choice between Wembley and MK Dons, it's Wembley every time.
Having said that, in a straight choice between Wembley and MK Dons, it's Wembley every time.
paxtonwolf
John White
Thats what has been going through my mind since it got first announced. With the obvious exceptions of your Arsenals,Chelsea,City for all the lesser teams each match would literally be their Cup final.
I have also wondered, even moreso if Cheslea use Wembley too, would they still play FA Cup semis there if either of us got that far, as the oppostion could claim it would no longer be a neutral venue. Possibly the same could be said of a League Cup Final or FA Cup Final.
Bedfordspurs
Arthur Rowe
My fear is how the ground will feel being half empty
It's physically a massive building and we would only have the lower tier. And we would also IMO struggle to get 50000 fans every week. I wouldn't be going on my season ticket as Wembley logistically is great for the odd game but working for example is poor unless you park mega close or at an underground ( which is what I'd do)
Spur of the moment
Frederic Kanoute
Was a time we regarded Wembley as our second home, nine out of 11 finals won there in the last century plus a semi against the Woolwich in '91.
spurspinter1
Paul Stalteri
Thiiis. Not really a big fan of the new wembley anyway. Pretty big stadium but not mindblowing. When it was full for the Jacksonville Jaguar Buffalo Bills game it was a great atmosphere to be part of, but with half of it empty I see it being a fairly stale and eerie atmosphere (much like an England game I suppose!)
Spur of the moment
Frederic Kanoute
But Wembley would surely be a draw in itself, not only for Sours fans but also our opponents, Even in the worst-case scenario certain fixtures would likely be sell-outs, ie all those vs London clubs (5 at present) plus games vs United, City and Liverpool.
For the rest the combined appeal of Wembley and the P/L should do the trick, especially if we continue to be riding high in or around the top four. Even more so given our W/L for season tickets plus the tendency for practically all PL games to be either sell-outs or near sell-outs every game.
In fact only two PL clubs are currently failing to fill their grounds regularly. One of those is lowly Sunderland, a town of less than 200,000 that still attracts over 42,000 every week to a 48K stadium.
The other is Villa, currently averaging around 35,000 in a 42,000 capacity stadium despite having won only one of their last 23 PL games.
So wherever we end up, whether it's the OS, Wembley or MK, I really cannot see us failing to sell out every game.
Kandi1977
Terry Dyson
It requires a lot of work to make sure you don't need to do any work.
K.D.D.D.D.Soc
Paul Walsh
I personally would prefer the Olympic Stadium because its closest to WHL, transport links are good, it's nearer where I live and it would p*** off the unholy trinity. MK would be a nightmare if we qualified for CL as attending would be virtually impossible for me and my family and it's a smaller stadium. I do not like Wembley, it was an outdated stadium I now find it a soulless rip-off and with my dodgy knees the long walk to and from the underground and stairs cripple me, I'd do it for a final or semi but 20 odd times a season would be purgatory.
