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City are unhappy about match switch

Manchester City are unhappy that their Premier League match against Tottenham Hotspur has been moved to Wembley and put back a day to October 29th.

The club is concerned that fans will have to make new travel arrangements for the match. To help, City will provide free coaches to and from the stadium for every ticket holder. City want Tottenham to contribute to the additional cost.

City are also concerned about the playing surface at Wembley. The stadium is hosting a NFL match between Philadelphia Eagles and Jacksonville Jaguars on the evening before the rearranged fixture.

Tottenham say they hope to announce the opening fixture at the new 62,062 capacity ground before long. However, there are concerns that Spurs are still not being completely open about the challenges they face with the testing of their safety systems.

The Tottenham Hotspur Supporters' Trust has commented: 'The way events were communicated didn’t go down well with fans, especially as the original statement gave greater emphasis to apologising to the NFL than to the tens of thousands of THFC season ticket holders who have already paid for seats and the many more who had already paid for travel and accommodation to see the opener at our new stadium.'

'As always, many theories circulated about who knew what and when. We are satisfied that the issue with wiring that affected safety systems was not discovered until just before the announcement, and we understand that safety cannot be compromised. It’s also clear to us that not playing further home games at the new stadium is going to cost the Club money, and that therefore it would have wanted to avoid the situation we now face if at all possible.'

'Our view is that the correct balance between project management and communication with fans who have committed substantial sums up front, and with the wider fan base, has yet to be struck. Fans understand problems can occur, but they want to be treated like grown-ups, given solid information and compensated fairly.'

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