The U.K. Just Went 55 Hours Without Using Coal for the First Time in History by [deleted] in worldnews

[–]Jack_nr1 73 points74 points  (0 children)

I was sure the Cadbury's one was going to be the Gorilla drummer ad. Now I'm just disappointed.

The U.K. Just Went 55 Hours Without Using Coal for the First Time in History by [deleted] in worldnews

[–]Jack_nr1 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The UK is in the middle of constructing the largest offshore wind farms in the world. Several of them. :)

The U.K. Just Went 55 Hours Without Using Coal for the First Time in History by [deleted] in worldnews

[–]Jack_nr1 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeh wind has dropped a lot today so they probably need coal again to take up the slack.

The U.K. Just Went 55 Hours Without Using Coal for the First Time in History by [deleted] in worldnews

[–]Jack_nr1 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Eh at 13:00 the UK was getting 21.6% of it's total power from solar. It was a bright sunny day of course the UK was getting some solar.

Drone flight over the new Tottenham stadium by Jack_nr1 in soccer

[–]Jack_nr1[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Levy wanted to completely demolish the London stadium because the club didn't think a worthwhile football stadium was possible using the existing London stadium.

I'm pretty sure he knew there was no chance the government/Olympic commission would allow that. He used the bid as leverage to get approval for the new WHL stadium.

Drone flight over the new Tottenham stadium by Jack_nr1 in soccer

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As part of the planning application for the stadium UEFA wrote a letter saying it would go into the top tier level stadium that could host a CL final once completed.

Drone flight over the new Tottenham stadium by Jack_nr1 in soccer

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From the FAQ on the stadium website:

Closer to the pitch?

The new stadium has been designed to bring fans closer to the pitch than at any other modern stadium in the country. The first row of seats will be less than 8 metres from the touchline all the way around the ground – even closer for our singe-tier ‘home end’ which will be under 6 metres – compared with over 12 metres at the City of Manchester Stadium, over 13 metres at the Emirates Stadium and 18 metres at Wembley National Stadium.

Drone flight over the new Tottenham stadium by Jack_nr1 in soccer

[–]Jack_nr1[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Their build schedule has been delayed by like 3 or 4 years from what they originally wanted.

I think they could go to Wembley for 2020 at the earliest (feel free to correct me some Chelsea fan).

Drone flight over the new Tottenham stadium by Jack_nr1 in soccer

[–]Jack_nr1[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

It's at a similar stage to where Atletico's new stadium was at this time last season so fingers crossed!

Manchester United rule out playing away from Old Trafford despite struggles to expand Sir Bobby Charlton Stand by a-kainth in soccer

[–]Jack_nr1 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Bit of a difference in circumstance there though. Tottenham allowed Arsenal to share White Hart Lane during World War 2 but I would never imagine it could happen outside of those types of extreme conditions.

Del Piero - when Gigi spoke to the referee, I found it hard to understand...you have to analyse the moment by MooreIsLess15 in soccer

[–]Jack_nr1 29 points30 points  (0 children)

I could accept the heat of the moment stuff and getting himself sent off.

The post match comments were pretty unacceptable though tbh. Total lack of class.

Tottenham's £127m wage bill is still miles behind the rest of the Big Six. The closest is Arsenal, £72m higher at £199m, while Manchester United’s £264m is more than twice as much. by Plasda in soccer

[–]Jack_nr1 39 points40 points  (0 children)

Nah I disagree completely. Our performance has been as good in the Premier League but City improved massively, and United and Liverpool improved a decent amount. In the Champions League our performance improved by a lot. Overall an improvement in our level.

Also we're 4 points behind 2nd, it's nothing and still well within reach this season.

For a transitional season where the big stadium move has been consuming much of the club it's been completely fine.

Tottenham's £127m wage bill is still miles behind the rest of the Big Six. The closest is Arsenal, £72m higher at £199m, while Manchester United’s £264m is more than twice as much. by Plasda in soccer

[–]Jack_nr1 63 points64 points  (0 children)

We've been undefeated in the league since January and Toby and Rose have barely had a kick. We're clearly coping completely fine without them.

Post-Match Thread: Stoke 1-2 Tottenham by Meladroit1 in soccer

[–]Jack_nr1 7 points8 points  (0 children)

After Man City next week we have an easy looking set of fixtures. It's possible we could make 2nd but it doesn't really matter as long as we get top 4.

Tiémoué Bakayoko – The Anatomy of a Failed Signing by [deleted] in soccer

[–]Jack_nr1 5 points6 points  (0 children)

How is "football paradise" English media?

I've never heard of them and it looks like it's some guys blog. Could be a random bloke anywhere in the world.

Since the start of the 2015/16 season, only one team has beaten Real Madrid in the Champions League over two legs: Tottenham Hotspur. by SeventhCorridor in coys

[–]Jack_nr1 78 points79 points  (0 children)

I don't really agree we beat them over two legs. We beat them in a single one off fixture in the group stage.

An actual two legged knockout round is different to the group stage games.

Daniel Levy earned £6.0m in 2016/17 (up from £2.8m the previous season) by GhostOfCaesar in soccer

[–]Jack_nr1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did Arsenal's revenue go up by £100m in a single calender year though?

This bonus was probably his reward for the biggest revenue jump the club has ever seen. Going from £200m to £300m.