The ribbon-cutting ceremony may still be a fair way off, but Tottenham have passed a symbolic milestone on the way to White Hart Lane II: The Revenge Of Jafar reaching completion.
As announced by the club on Tuesday afternoon, the iconic golden cockerel that has sat in place on the roof of their stadium returned to its precarious perch.
Our iconic Golden Cockerel – a scaled-up replica of the original that once sat proudly on top of White Hart Lane – has today returned home to #SpursNewStadium.
— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) 6 November 2018
The famous statuette is actually a scaled-up replica of the nine-foot tall original ‘Lane cockerel, in-keeping with the new stadium’s vastly larger proportions.
The Golden Cockerel once again sits proudly above our stadium. #SpursNewStadium #COYS pic.twitter.com/iRo5sBV4Kt
— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) 6 November 2018
As for the stadium itself, it’s unclear how much longer Spurs will be holed up at Wembley, but as the impressive photos above show, it certainly looks like things are moving along in the right direction.
Here’s a bonus archive photo of that lovely, glossy old cock being hand-polished by three earnest gentlemen…
Apologies for that.