Arsenal fans react badly to news the train station closest to the new Spurs ground will be renamed Tottenham Hotspur 👀
ARSENAL fans were fuming when they learned that Spurs are planning to rename White Hart Lane train station.2Arsenal famously managed to get Gillespie Road tube station renamed Arsenal in 1932 after a campaign - it remains the only Underground station to be named after a football club.contacted Transport for London to switch the name of White Hart Lane station to Tottenham HotspurLondon mayor Sadiq Khan is determined to make the club pay £14.
TfL have gone against their policy of refusing to sell the names of designated heritage stations on a long-term basis by seemingly allowing the Spurs switch.A spokesperson for the mayor of London said: "The mayor does not support setting a precedent of selling off station names. "However, a unique brand partnership between TfL and Tottenham Hotspur would benefit both TfL and Tottenham, supporting significant investment to create a new sport, leisure and entertainment destination as part of the wider regeneration of the area.A campaign led to the change from Gillespie Road in 1932 but in 2013, TfL rejected one London Conservative assembly member's proposal to have stations with corporate sponsors.
"A unique brand partnership between TfL and Tottenham Hotspur would benefit both TfL and Tottenham" - Transport for London Some of the suggestions included Burberry by Bond Street; Knightsbridge, Home of Harrods and Virgin Euston.
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