Interesting. Spooky makes no comment that should the Northumberland Park Project go ahead then Mr Nicholson’s ashes will still, more than likely, be under a car park. And as for tearing down the hallowed place where Mackay and Blanchflower once played? Didn’t upset Arsenal supporters too much. Or Manchester City supporters. Or Swansea supporters…I could name a host of teams that have moved, their old ground either lying derelict or concreted over for an Asda. Has it impacted their current team or supporters to any great degree? No, it has not. People move on. Life is for the living. Does not mean we have to forget those departed it just means that they should not stand in the way of those still alive.

The other argument I’ve heard is that Stratford (or Hackney Wick, if you want to be more precise) will mean that we will become Stratford Hotspur. Nonsense. The Emirates is nearer to Drayton Manor and yet Arsenal never had to change their name. If you want a more extreme example then I offer you Bolton Wanderers. Their new (ish) ground isn’t even in Bolton!

As I mentioned this is all about cost. By staying and redeveloping the ground opposite the current stadium ticket prices will rise, and by a huge amount. The money spent will have to be paid back somehow and we all know who ends up footing the bill at the end of the day. Yes, it would be great to have Spurs still in Tottenham. Shame no one, bar the prawn sandwich brigade, will be able to afford tickets. And forget about the next generation of Spurs supporters. It will be cheaper to send your children to University for four years than buy a season ticket for that long. The other argument is for staying at White Hart Lane and trying to jerry rig an extra 4-5,000 seats somewhere. This would still not solve the problem of keeping up with the Arsenals and the Manchester Uniteds (not to mention the Real Madrids and Barcelonas) and ticket prices again would have to jump considerably for Spurs to even think about being able to compete in the transfer market. Moving to the Olympic Stadium would allow Spurs the extra revenue we desperately need without busting the bank, and the supporters wallets, to pay for it.

The final, and possibly most obtuse, argument is the distance. Four and a half miles I am told is the distance from White Hart Lane to the Olympic Stadium yet some are using this as a reason not to move. They think travelling an extra four and a half miles is out of the question to watch their ‘beloved’ Spurs. I assume these people don’t go to away games?

So if you take the emotion out of the argument there really is no debate. Some will say that football is all about emotion and I agree. We would not attend football matches if they did not have the ability to make you angry, happy, sad, ecstatic and sometimes bored all within the space of 90 minutes. But that’s a football match and the decision to move or not to move is a business one, pure and simple.

I sympathise with the “Say No To Stratford” brigade, I really do. My heart is marching along with them because my heart and soul have always been firmly rooted at White Hart Lane. But times are a changing, as the song goes, and unless Spurs change with them we are in danger of being left behind. Spurs will always be more than a collective group of players in white shirts and navy shorts on a patch of grass. They are built into the hearts of every supporter that has ever paid their money and has attended a game. They are there in the stories of great matches, scary away days, or even travelling for five hours the week before Christmas only to have the game called off as you pull into the car park. And none of that will change. Regardless of where the team plays their football. It won’t change unless you, the supporter want it to. Because that is where the club is. With you.

Whatever the decision is next Friday (28^th of January) we have to trust those that have the reins of the club in hand. They have, arguably, a lot more to lose than we do. We are the customers, but it’s their business at stake. We do not have a say in these matters as customers anymore than we would at say Marks and Spencers just because we bought a bottle of wine and a chicken breast there once.

This matter isn’t black and white and unless you are a member of the board I would respectfully suggest you do not know the full details of the situation and how they may or may not affect our beautiful club. Be careful what you wish for because you may just get it.