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Fans plead for Tube extension to stop Spurs moving home

31 October 2007
SPURS fans have issued a fresh call for the Victoria Line service to
be extended to Northumberland Park.

Some believe it would help keep the football club at White Hart Lane
amid continuing speculation it is eyeing a move to a new, larger-
capacity stadium and also help regenerate one of London's most
deprived wards.

Justin Hinchcliffe, chairman of Tottenham Conservatives and a Spurs
fan, said: "Not only is Spurs a much-loved local club, it's a major
employer in the area. Spurs may stay if their fans can easily get to
the stadium on match days."

He added: "We're calling on Mayor Livingstone to give the green light
to expand the Victoria Line to Northumberland Park, which Spurs and
local residents would really welcome."

The call comes hot on the heels of a London Assembly transport
committee report into transport to and from sports grounds, which
described the stadium as "poorly served" by rail and underground
services compared to other grounds.
See:

http://www.london.gov.uk/assembly/re...rts_travel.pdf

The committee has asked London Underground to draw up a business case
on extending the line.

Tottenham Hotspur Supporters Trust, which contributed to the
committee's report, has backed the calls as it braces itself for the
introduction of council parking restrictions around the ground from
January.

Bernie Kingsley, trust board member, said: "We made the case very
strongly that the Victoria Line should be extended to Northumberland
Park.

"The tracks are already there; basically, all they need to do is put a
platform there so people could get on and off. In term so of the CPZ
that is exactly what should be done."

A Transport for London spokesman said: "London Underground (LU) has
examined the possibility of extending the Victoria line to
Northumberland Park, and this has proved not to be a viable option.
The only viable location for a station at Northumberland Park is to
the east of the WAGN tracks, which would mean that either large crowds
would be using the level crossing or existing narrow footbridge, or
that a new footbridge would have to be constructed at great expense.
We will continue to work with the club to look at how supporters can
best travel to games.

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Good grief! If Justin Hinchcliffe is their best spokesman then Spurs are
doomed!

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Colin Rosenstiel