Mauricio Pochetinno has admitted that Tottenham Hotspur may not play their first game in their new stadium until February. They had hoped to open the 62,062 capacity stadium with a game against Manchester United on January 13th.
After the manager toured the facilities earlier this week, he felt that the opening date may be too soon. He commented, 'There are a few things that need to be sorted and we hope that the people who need to sign the permission will be nice and [sign] as soon as possible.'
The Tottenham Hotspur Supporters' Trust recently commented: 'The bottom line remains that we do not have a date confirmed for when the new stadium will be open, and that Season Ticket holders are paying match day pricing for seats in a completely different stadium from the one they bought seats in. They are paying more than last year to sit in a stadium they shouldn’t be in.'
'Many fans who have contacted us remain pragmatic about the delays on a project of this complexity, and think that the Club wants to move in as quickly as possible. But since the news that we would not be able to move in for the start of the season, they feel the Club should be doing more to make them feel considered. Bad communication and poor decision-making – for example making Chelsea Cat A after agreeing to make Man City Cat B – plus an increasingly difficult and complex refund and purchase process have severely damaged the relationship between Club and fans. The fact that the Club is earning interest on the money fans have paid in for a product they were heavily sold the benefits of but is yet to be delivered has also not gone unremarked upon.'
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