Why Spurs will become bigger than Arsenal

1. It's bigger than the Emirates

Arsenal's ground has a max capacity of 60,432, which means at 61,000, the new Spurs ground will be exactly 0.9398993910510988% bigger. Now this might not sound like a lot, but football is a game of small margins. Matches can be won and lost by fractions of a centimetre - those extra seats will make a difference.

2. It's better than the Emirates

While the Emirates is an impressive ground, Arsenal famously fail to regularly fill it and the atmosphere is awful inside. Spurs plan to construct a 17,000-seater single-tier stand which will be the biggest in the UK (yes, even bigger than the Kop) - so the famous White Hart Lane atmosphere won't disappear into the ether like it did with Arsenal's new gaff.

3. The NFL deal is a big deal

The NFL deal is important for two reasons:

The money: Daniel Levy is a famously shrewd negotiator. And with the extra money coming in on this deal, Spurs shouldn't have to suffer nearly as much financial austerity as Arsenal did when they bought their new stadium. They'll be able to hit the ground running much more easily.

The American market: The increased exposure Spurs will have in the USA shouldn't be underestimated. With two games per year for the next ten years in the bag, Spurs have a great chance to boost their share of a very lucrative market.

4. The best players won't keep leaving

A new world-class stadium will level the playing field (pun definitely intended) between Spurs and the bigger boys. A huge, impressive ground with a great atmosphere will mean the club makes far more of an impression on potential wantaways.

5. It will be a nice stable home for the kids to grow up in

Tottenham's on-field prospects are now better than they've been in a long time. Academy players like Harry Kane, Ryan Mason, Nabil Bentaleb and (to an extent) Danny Rose, are all loyal to the club and all getting regular first-team football.

And the Hotspur Way academy is still producing lots of young talent, who proved their quality by reaching the FA Youth Cup semis last year (they were beaten by a very, very good Chelsea side who went on to lift the trophy).

6. The club is going to remain at home in Tottenham, proving loyalty (probably)

While the 'Woolwich Wanderers' have moved house more times than an accident-prone hermit crab, Tottenham have remained true to their roots. They've stayed put through thick and thin, which might not necessarily give them an on-field advantage but, er... let's move on.

7. They might just have found a manager to stick with

Pochettino had a season of ups and downs last year, but he and the club will be happy with the end result. Victories over Chelsea and, of course, Arsenal as well as a cup final were good achievements for what was supposed to be yet another transitional year.

Poch has now been allowed to make some quality signings, strengthening in the right areas, and should be able ride the wave of optimism and make even more progress next year.

8. Daniel Levy has always had a masterplan, and the rest of us are only just starting to see it.

This stadium might all seem like big news to the rest of us, but Mr Levy has been planning it for a long time. The club as run by Alan Sugar was a financial basket case when Levy took over around the turn of the millennium. Since then he's transformed it into a real business that turns a profit every year.

Like Shawshank Redemption's Andy Dufresne, Levy has been quietly preparing the ground for years, waiting patiently for his chance to strike.
Only now is he able to crawl right through those disgusting sewers (not actually that dissimilar from Tottenham High Road on a bad day) and out into the open air. He'll pop over to the bank of increased matchday revenue to pick up a cheque before settling up on the beautiful, sandy shores of regular Champions League football.

So there you have it, in the next few years it will be Chelsea v Tottenham as the biggest match up in London, and why Arsenal will be left eating dust.

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