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Spurs confirm stadium delays

Tottenham Hotspur will not play in their new stadium at White Hart Lane until January at the earliest. The club has confirmed that they will play at Wembley until at least until the end of December, but could not say when the stadium would be ready. The next update will be in early December.

In addition to problems with the fire and evacuation systems, other contractors have not delivered on time.

It means that Spurs will use the national stadium for at least nine of their 19 league fixtures this season, having initially asked permission to stage only one in August. The first match at the new stadium was meant to be on September 15th against Liverpool. The first possible opponent at the new stadium is Manchester United on January 13th.

It is believed that the limit on full capacity events at Wembley has nearly been reached, but they could host matches with a reduced capacity of 50,835 with the top tier of the stadium closed.

The further delays have pushed the cost of the stadium up to more than £850m. It is not unusual for unanticipated delays to occur on a complex construction project, but questions have been raised about the way in which this project has been organised. Fans who live relatively near White Hart Lane are understandably aggrieved that season tickets they bought for the new stadium have had to be used at Wembley.

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