not a fan of Seb Coe, he may not have won the 800m Olympic gold, but he did win the 1500m gold instead.... so put that in your pipe Bolty..
as for Haringay council (or any other council) having to bend over backwards to accommodate any private company (even a sports franchise) is laughable.... the councils are there so that the TAXPAYER is not fleeced by another business yet again claiming to support the entire area not to mention the whole universe at large by being in the locale... and that local-government should be forlock-tuggingly ever grateful for such a privelege... if Spurs and Levy dont like the deal offered, they can always feck off and go play in the Shetland Islands...
on this occasion, the right decision was made.... Levy's idea of bulldozing 500m worth of stadium simply cos he doesnt like an ickle lil running-track is frankly pathetic.... to think that in these economic climes, you can simply torch 500m pounds of TAXPAYER MONEY is, quite frankly, obscene...
Spurs should have won the bid hands-down, with the running-track intact..... if you look at the major football stadia of the world, you'll notice that the gibbering fans do not sit almost on top of the players at throw-ins or corners, and makes for a less savage environment, WITHOUT RUINING THE ATMOSPHERE.... just check out any Bindesliga match on tv, and youll see this for yourself...
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