I came across this article about tottenham Hotspur's new double pitch - amazing. Just thought it was a good distraction from all of the other stressful events going on, re. transfers, poss. injuries etc .... https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/new...o-new-stadium/
The first tray that will form part of our ground-breaking retractable pitch has been delivered to the new stadium site.
This world-first design at our fantastic new home will see the playing surface split into three sections.
Each section - weighing more than 3,000 tonnes each - will be made up of 33 trays, making 99 in total.
The first of the three pitch-long sections to be completed will be the west section, followed by the east and finally the central section.
The trays for the west section are now being delivered in batches over the next fortnight.
OUR RETRACTABLE PITCH EXPLAINED...
Our new stadium will house a grass pitch sitting directly above an artificial surface - the first stadium of its kind in the UK to have two pitches inside the same bowl in order to create a truly world-class multi-use venue.
The fully retractable grass surface will be used for football matches whilst the artificial pitch underneath will be used for NFL matches, music concerts and a range of other events, in order to protect the integrity of both playing surfaces.
Sheffield engineering specialist SCX have designed, engineered, built and will install the innovative real turf football pitch, which will sit in three pitch-long steel sections, weighing more than 3,000 tonnes each. The surface will retract under the South Stand to reveal the artificial playing surface underneath.
Once the grass pitch is returned, the joins are invisible and undetectable allowing for a Premier League quality playing surface every matchday.
The retractable grass playing surface will take approximately 25 minutes to slide in or out of position before the remaining infrastructure can be incorporated for the relevant event.
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01-08-2018 06:46 PM #1
Totttenham Hotspur's amazing new double pitch
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01-08-2018 06:52 PM #2
There’s some videos of them testing it on twitter.
The stadium looks amazing and you can see it for miles. Really stands out when you drive the North Circular but you can also see it from my neck of the woods.
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01-08-2018 06:52 PM #3
Might be some confusion when someone says we need to put the grass away..........
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01-08-2018 07:00 PM #4This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Edit: just watched this. Looks like the costs spiralled up to 800m or so - mental.
https://twitter.com/spursofficial/st...167936?lang=enLast edited by andybev1; 01-08-2018 at 07:17 PM.
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01-08-2018 07:04 PM #5
The single tier stand behind the goals looks incredible.
I can generally take or leave modern stadiums but this looks well worth a visit.PM Awards General Poster of The Year 2015, 2016, 2017. Probably robbed in other years
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01-08-2018 07:34 PM #6This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Speaking to a Spurs Fan a few weeks ago and he said the long term plan is to turn that end into 'Safe Standing'.
That would be an incredible sight.
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01-08-2018 07:41 PM #7
For some reason the progress of the building of the stadium has been showing on my Twitter feed for a while now. It looks like an unbelievable stadium. I can’t see how anyone can look at it and say it’s not the best in the country. The acid test will be how atmospheric it is in a game that will have so many football tourists in attendance. They seemed to have given atmosphere a lot of consideration when designing it though.
United we stand here....
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01-08-2018 08:08 PM #9
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I think they had an enormous waiting list, so hopefully there are plenty of proper fans in the ground.Last edited by SouthsideHarp_Bhoy; 01-08-2018 at 08:12 PM.
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01-08-2018 08:11 PM #10This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Hope they will again as I’m keen to go.
Only been to 1 match at Wembley (pain in the arse to get to and the food is ****).
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01-08-2018 08:15 PM #11
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01-08-2018 08:24 PM #12This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Is that related to the Park Lane/Shelf argument?
Not a Spurs Fan myself, so I wouldn't know.
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01-08-2018 11:08 PM #14
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02-08-2018 06:46 AM #15This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
It's not definate that they will do this, they've just said it has been built so that they can convert it in an hour, if they want to.Last edited by Winston Ingram; 02-08-2018 at 06:50 AM.
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02-08-2018 08:52 AM #16
Is it not something like £36000 for a season ticket in the glass tunnel area and you have to buy them in pairs?
Ridiculous money.
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02-08-2018 09:05 AM #18
I find it all a bit "look at me" ish. I'd struggle to feel connected to one of these big EPL teams if i were a fan.
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02-08-2018 09:20 AM #19This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show QuoteCougars!!!
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02-08-2018 09:26 AM #20
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An incredible engineering feat , i hope it all works !
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02-08-2018 09:45 AM #21
Been following the stadiums progress from the early stages, coz I'm a bit of a train spotting nerd when it comes to football grounds
It looks absolutely mindblowing and has to be the best stadium in the UK and one of the best in Europe. They have done a great job of addressing the one thing that lets a lot of new stadiums down by ensuring that what its atmosphere will be like was one of the first things they considered … without a doubt criticism of the low rake of the stands and their distance from the pitch at the Emirates concentrated their minds.
£800,000,000 being spent by a single English club and our whole country cant find the money to transform our national stadium into one fit for the 21st century … mental
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02-08-2018 10:29 AM #22
https://talksport.com/football/39199...ook-like-1992/
Shows you how much the game in England has changed. Great new stadiums but we’ve lost something in this day and age of cheap £900 season tickets at some grounds.
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02-08-2018 11:15 AM #23This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
and just a little bit cheaper !
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02-08-2018 12:26 PM #25
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Aye but have they got a glass wall?
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02-08-2018 01:53 PM #27
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Build in association with the NFL. Not sure if the NFL helped provide some of the funding but that's why there is an artificial pitch. I'm sure I read that they wont need to shut off the first 5 rows or so like they have to at Wembley either because the pitch is lower for NFL and the stands are raised slightly from pitch level.
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Maybe they'll rename that end The Shelf, in honour of many Spurs Fans' favourite part of the ground.
Do you get to many Spurs games, Colr?
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