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Stadium Old or new stadium?

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JimothyCF14 said:
But as we saw for a short time under Conte that atmosphere can be electric in that stadium.

With old WHL we may be suffering a bit of recency bias, our last memories of it are the incredible Poch team. If we were performing like that now, and like we were for a brief period under Conte, the place would be buzzing. There was a short period for a while in 2021- 2022 it felt like we'd give anyone a fight on the pitch and the crowd were up for it. We made it a fortress.

The football on the pitch right now is boring and timid. It doesn't get the blood pumping unless you're one of these fabled neutrals who apparently love watching our shite brand of football.

The atmosphere can return, it just needs something worth getting excited about.
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good post!
 
Biff said:
Many memories of old White Hart Lane, loved the place. Had a Season Ticket back row of the Paxton lower for the last 5 years or so. Loved it. Best memory must be Kane in mask curling a beautful goal in from the west side against Woolwich. Literally had the perfect view of it. I knew or at least recognised everyone around me.

We needed to rebuild but the new stadium is not the same. 30,000 extra fans don't add to the atmosphere it just dilutes it. Its more comfortable but I'm further away from the pitch, view not as good, not made the same bonds with people nearby. Atmosphere doesn't compare at all - but that is modern football generally, not just our stadium.

Big regret not going on the pitch on the final day, I just stood there fixed taking it all in. Really should of gone on just for a bit, won't get the opportunity again sadly.
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Mrs Perryman said:
Re your last paragraph - I was in Paxton lower too, row 9. When I saw people going onto the pitch at the final whistle, I said to the guy next to me "silly sods, they're going to delay the Finale"!
When I realized that the stewards weren't stopping people and actually helping people over the hoardings, you've never seen me move so fast and I managed to get to the halfway line for a few minutes before we were ushered back to our seats. That Finale will stay in my memory forever, one of those special moments that makes it worthwhile. TTID.
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Yes the Finale was special, as was the first game back.

At the Finale the ST holder in front of me in the east upper disappeared at the final whistle, but came back a while later and said look what I got (a small piece of grass). I stayed up top though and said "look what I got" - the metre long sign off the stairway wall.

It's been on my study wall ever since along with various other Spurs tat.
 
Old. I feel like I'm in Milton Keynes shopping centre losing some vital frequencies listening to some fucknut DJ 120db CBeebies when I'm in the new one. I even prefer the ancient decrepit citadel of Kenilworth Road. But that's because I'm getting older, grumpier and hate Daniel Levy, and the visual disconnect between the glitz of the venue and the turgid soup that's so often being served inside is massive.

Of course the game's changed, the crowds are bigger ... I get that we needed an update. But until Levy leaves and we really start to churn out great memories there, then it honestly doesn't mean much to me.
 
Richard Arlison said:
Dortmund manage it and we were told the design of that stand was meant to mimic the Dortmund stadium.

They don’t price out hardcore fans, they make arrangements so the hardcore fans can always get tickets next to each other in the singing section as well. Basically Dortmund have an amazing football stadium, we have an amazing stadium.
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These are things we can do here if we wanted to but it never happens.
 
I miss proper standing; but the atmos in the AVB era (eg) is no worse than what I've experienced at the new stadium.

A lot of the old songs died off long before the new gaff opened. :(
 
The Atmosphere is mentioned a lot , however some of the games at the new stadium, Man City in the CL for instance is probably up there with one of the loudest I have ever heard the stadium!
 
Shotgunofmichalebrow said:
The new stadium has done nothing for my match day experience. The transport in is just as bad. There are fewer regulars and less singing more toursts. It's got more expensive and we are buying poorer quality footballers, and the Nico Williams level signings have proven as tangible as the rind on the cheese in the invisible cheese room.

Worse the income from non football related activity has enabled the owners not actually need ECL revenue. As a result even less motivation to push sporting success. Its a shit sandwich.
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This is one of the worst things, increase the stadium by another 30K and still you only get 2 trains an hour going out of WHL station on match days! Obviously their is nothing you can do about the walk to Seven Sisters but why aint the council making sure their are regular trains on match days before and after? Its shocking
 
Fattynomates said:
The Atmosphere is mentioned a lot , however some of the games at the new stadium, Man City in the CL for instance is probably up there with one of the loudest I have ever heard the stadium!
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When it’s loud there it’s crazy. Glad we experienced those first games under Poch. Felt like the start of something special.

Then we lost to West Ham and Ajax at home in a week!! Drew with Everton in a boring end of season game that was basically just a singsong with their fans.

It all went downhill so quickly!!
 
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