10 Reason Spurs Desperately Need Their New Stadium

Leaving White Hart Lane will be great for Tottenham Hotspur.

It's quite a well-known fact that Tottenham Hotspur are planning on moving to a new stadium. Spurs have been at their current ground - White Hart Lane - since 1899, following its erection in 1898. While the stadium has obviously undergone some major changes in that time, it is still somewhat lagging behind the country's major stadiums both in terms of its size and its facilities. White Hart Lane's 36,284 capacity is a far cry from the likes of Old Trafford's 75,635, the Emirates Stadium's 60,272 and even St James' Park's 52,405 and the Stadium of Light's 48,707 - and that's unacceptable for an English club who have aspirations to return to and maintain a place in the Champions League. A new ground is under construction. A site has been cleared right next to White Hart Lane and the project as a whole has been designated the title of "Northumberland Project", but it has recently been announced that delays based on problems with the land ownership mean it won't be ready for the 2017-18 season as was both planned and hoped. As a result, Spurs will definitely need to spend a season playing their "home" games at another ground. Ideas varying from Championship side Ipswich Town's Portman Road, Wembley Stadium and even bitter rivals Arsenal's Emirates Stadium have been thrown around as potential temporary homes for Spurs during the transition period between stadiums old and new - and that's going to be inconvenient to say the least. With that in mind - and bearing in mind several other factors - here are ten reasons why Spurs desperately need their new stadium...
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