{"id":1450,"date":"2019-09-10T09:12:35","date_gmt":"2019-09-10T09:12:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spursforlife.com\/?p=1450"},"modified":"2019-09-10T09:12:35","modified_gmt":"2019-09-10T09:12:35","slug":"from-nfl-to-acoustics-the-importance-of-the-new-stadium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spursforlife.com\/from-nfl-to-acoustics-the-importance-of-the-new-stadium\/","title":{"rendered":"From NFL to Acoustics: The Importance of the New Stadium"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Tottenham made their long-awaited move into a new 62,000-seater\nhome back on 24 March \u2013 a whole 679 days after the final game at their old and\nbeloved White Hart Lane. They played their first match at the\nimaginatively-named Tottenham Hotspur Stadium back on 3 April, and while the\nclub’s home record since that victorious baptism over Crystal Palace<\/a> is chequered, the stadium has already\nbeen a witness to one of the club’s greatest European nights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However,\nthis ground is more than just a new Tottenham mecca, or \u2013 as some fools would\nassert \u2013 a navy-and-white version of the Emirates Stadium. On early evidence,\nit has the same great atmosphere at White Hart Lane, with elements of\nworking-class honesty co-existing alongside corporate clout, ensuring that the\nclub retains its standing as a pillar of football culture in a wholesome way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Patience\nKey to Perfect Stadium<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\nstory of the stadium\u2019s development, and its moment of conception in a London\nboardroom, provides as much inspiration as the finished article itself. It was\na little over ten years ago, on the eve of Tottenham\u2019s first top-four season in\nthe Premier League, that the first knockings of a new stadium came to light.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Its\nprojected capacity was to be 58,000, and construction began in the summer of\n2015, making it a journey of three and-a-half years, from the first breaking of\nground to the grand opening and most of the avant-garde features mooted at that\ntime made it into the finished product. The first of these, naturally, is the\nprojected asymmetrical bowl, designed to give the feeling of a \u2018home end\u2019,\ndistinguishing it from the likes of the Emirates Stadium or Middlesbrough\u2019s Riverside\nStadium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The vast, single-tiered \u2018Park Lane End\u2019, crowned by the iconic\nfighting cockerel, does just that. However, it is vociferous fans that make all\nthe difference, and spur Tottenham on to the victories that shorten their football spread betting<\/a> odds to win a trophy. Their passionate\nnature is redoubled by \u2018state of the art\u2019 beer dispensers, in what is Europe’s\nlongest cash-free bar, and in addition, the stadium design also boasts acoustic\nqualities that few stadia across the continent can match.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of\ncourse, it hardly needs mentioning that the hospitality suites go above and\nbeyond, with views across London accompanying Michelin star-quality dining,\nwhich stand amongst the numerous features available to those more fortunate\nthan ourselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018London\nLilywhites\u2019 \u2013 The Next Big NFL franchise?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

While the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium is an effort well worth\nwaiting for, it is not acoustics or Hogwarts-style beer dispensers<\/a> that could really make the club a global\nforce. The stadium is also set to become the home of NFL action on this side of\nthe Atlantic, further boosting its corporate potential, and wresting away\nWembley\u2019s current monopoly on UK tours conducted by the NFL.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The idea of NFL and Premier League agendas coexisting under one\nroof is not unprecedented. Shahid Khan\u2019s ownership of the Jacksonville Jaguars\nand Fulham FC, alongside prior reports of his now-abandoned interest in\npurchasing Wembley Stadium, has indirectly led to some minor speculation\nover a London-based NFL franchise<\/a> being formed in the near future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While\nthe sight of \u2018London Lilywhites\u2019 thrashing the Jaguars et al in their own backyard\nseems a ridiculous one, the growing popularity (and marketability) of the NFL\nin the UK makes the stadium\u2019s NFL facilitation far more than just a gimmick.\nAfter all, 2017 saw Rugby League outfit Toronto Wolfpack make the bold and\nunprecedented decision to go transatlantic, and ply its trade in League 1.\nGiven the club\u2019s resources, travel was only a very minor issue, with the\nWolfpack gaining instant promotion via a 100% perfect season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Transatlantic\nUSP to Give Spurs Local Edge<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

While\nthe world of Premier League football is obviously a different one, money talks\nin any sport \u2013 without exception. On the subject of money, season tickets\ncurrently cost between \u00a3795 and \u00a32,200 for adults, but prices could be offset\nby the purchase of NFL travel packages to the new stadium for American\naudiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In\nturn, the reduction of season ticket prices would mark Tottenham as pioneers\nfor quality football at much more affordable prices. Regardless of how the\npowers of THFC choose to do it, the club must take this gilt-edged opportunity\nto introduce an entire generation of Americans to the Tottenham way of life. In\ndoing so, the club would establish dominion within a market as-yet untapped by\nany individual football club.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If all of these actions were implemented\neffectively, it would come as no surprise to see Tottenham overtake their main\nLondon rivals in every aspect across the Atlantic. In the face of constant\nbelittlement from deluded Chelsea and Arsenal fans in our fair capital, that\ncan only be a plus\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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