How Tottenham Stadium Moves Its Massive 9000 Tonne Pitch | Richard Hammond's Big

Richard Hammond helps move the 9000 tonne Tottenham Stadium Pitch to make way for the NFL pitch hidden beneath.
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[@TheKoxy1995]

This is actually surreal, engineers that design this kind of stuff are nothing short of geniuses

[@zargonthemagnificent330]

I agree it's pretty impressive..but in modern engineering terms it's not that complicated. Just the equivalent of a big radio controlled train set really.

[@RandyMahnke]

Schalke's stadium has this feature for almost 20 years

[@jakebrown729]

@@zargonthemagnificent330 its not really the same at all. Stop trying to downplay the engineers here.

[@notalanjoseph]

Sheldon: cringe

[@TheBest14184]

@@jakebrown729 he has a fair point. It’s not exactly the most complicated thing ever

[@arsenalphilosopher7544]

Fun Fact: They were only able to achieve the space required for this engineering feat by not building a trophy room in the stadium

[@birbbirb4830]

24 trophies

[@iTayls7]

Oof size: Large

[@iTayls7]

@@birbbirb4830 Arsenal has 44...........................

[@marioknight5937]

@A James what does that even mean?

[@lucaalexandru3462]

Francis Gray mate you forgot about the glorious audi cup. Some say it’s better than that champions league

[@mydevices5503]

50% of comments: "hE caLLs iT sOcCeR" 50% of comments: "NeVeR CrAshEd AnYtHiNg"

[@guruspubichair]

Update: Sorry to announce guys that we have had to postpone the live episode. John McAvoy is unwell, and the right thing to do is to do at another time. Get well John.

[@ShahAfc]

Got to admit, that is one amazing stadium. State of the art. Super modern

[@4rled]

The colour is horrible though

[@bigyin4186]

"never crashed anything in my life" hahaha

[@elgamerico]

Well, not at legal speed limits 😂

[@dontmindme4466]

*Rimac has joined the chat*

[@Srokaldinho]

One could hear a few croatians laughing in the distance...

[@bobbyweirddick6556]

Can you drive in a straight line Hammond: yes

[@bruski2185]

XD

[@ristyeye]

no wonder spurs never have a transfer budget

[@Markuden]

They say the money needs to be spend on the pitch/field, Spurs took it to literally.

[@ristyeye]

@@Markuden ye dude. i didnt even realise this stadium was so insane. Props to them for doing it. it may pay off in future.

[@alexbuckenham1663]

They'll get that NFL money to sort that out tbf

[@lewiscannon8213]

Next 20 years for Spurs will be a Penny pinch.

[@HJohnston1804]

This season spurs have been one of the highest spending teams. That’s because of Levy’s financial genius and the return from the stadium, so yeah it has been a pretty wise move for them.

[@Lindobz17]

Wow this stadium is impeccable, I was today's years old when I discovered such a marvel. Well done Spurs

[@Alig-07]

It’s cool but it’s spurs

[@Lord-Pique]

@@Alig-07 surprised they didn't bottle it

[@leona41ife]

@@Alig-07so?

[@HK1_11]

Real Madrid’s stadium which is currently being renovated will have a mechanism that allows the ground to open up and have the pitch go undergound for other ones to go up in it’s place. No dragging fields all the way out of the stadium. Also when they’re undergound there is an automated watering system that takes care of the pitches down there.

[@imconfused1237]

@@HK1_11It’s the same engineering, just vertical instead of horizontal. The same company is doing it.

[@jprakash7245]

What an engineering marvel! 🤯 Kudos Spurs owner... 👏

[@4rled]

The colour is horrible though

[@tsquaredtest1]

Just wait until they reveal the go cart track below the NFL field

[@aidanLVbeats]

is this a joke?😂i can’t tell

[@Charlie-oq6lk]

@@aidanLVbeats no there is one they're scanning it online for the virtual go kart races in 2021

[@Charlie-oq6lk]

@@aidanLVbeats it will be a feature for spurs season ticket holders

[@epicrite6gaming]

It's true you know

[@antoniobrown824]

And the hockey rink beneath that

[@ronaldtruong6351]

"I've never crashed anything in my life" - Richard Hammond

[@adambros5572]

Well he did crashed some vehicles.

[@thomasedison4358]

Sssssssssstonlen comment

[@adamsketchley6582]

He has

[@dougswamprat5275]

Yeah the guy totally missed that joke.

[@deansmith4752]

He is a car , now on life 211

[@jameswatters9592]

I've been in engineering all my life and worked on some incredible sites but this takes the my breath away

[@olufemiolumilua4689]

It's absolutely awesome.

[@mashinajoe]

Have a look at Real Madrid's new renovation. Amazing. Removable pitch too.

[@jameswatters9592]

@@mashinajoe Just checked it out its not finished yet and if they dont get extra funding it never will be

[@mashinajoe]

It will be completed in the summer of 2023

[@HK1_11]

@@jameswatters9592 like funding is ever an issue for them 😂

[@PeterPetersNL]

In Arnhem, The Netherlands, they move the whole field is moved in one piece to outside the stadium. That way it will get sun and rain while outside. The pit is not used for other sports but as a music theatre.

[@robynbowers888]

Every other stadium: *just paints over it* Spurs:

[@sdprz7893]

I think the yanks helped pay for it that's why

[@samwilkinson2534]

@@sdprz7893 yea they did, the stadiums been designed for NFL games probably more than football. E.X. The changing rooms are at the other side of the stadium as in NFL teams walk out on opposing sides and so thats how it was designed as the yanks apparently couldnt handle walking out on one side at Wembley.

[@jcarlos6184]

You gotta take in consideration that its just not Spurs pitch only but the national Team pitch as well. So you have to take care of the most impoertant pitch in England, and probably on of the most important places for soccer

[@claretandbluearmy8014]

J Carlos the international team plays at Wembley not here

[@benwheeler8456]

Claret and blue army yeah they wouldn’t make the England team play in this shithole

[@AverageAlien]

this is what the colosseum must've felt like back in the early ADs

[@josfur1977]

I know right calling football "Soccer" we live in very strange times 😒

[@erickeane471]

Great analogy

[@Yora21]

Coincidentally, the Colosseum holds about as many spectators. And the sand floor was on top of removable wooden boards, because they also had all kinds fancy machines in the basements.

[@josfur1977]

@@erickeane471 yes it was a anally analogy

[@davidbutler1622]

I bet the tiger pits were the equivalent of the moving pitch

[@immersion726]

As an Arsenal fan it does pain me a little bit to say this. But this stadium is absolutely fantastic. (Even if it is just the Emirates 2.0 in terms of its design except for the NFL features) respect where it's due.

[@topbanana4013]

they did everything right what the emirate got wrong lol its nothing like emirate's in design lost with that comment

[@anuph.3806]

They got a stadium and u guys got a legacy (and a non empty trophy room)...and that part my friend, can't be bough with money. and this is coming from a Liverpool fan.

[@Micfri300]

The debt seems enormous but with pl money champions league etc etc in 15/20 years it will be paid off and after that its all profit.

[@arberberisha8260]

Why would that be painful? I've never heard someone saying om going to this club because they have amazing stadium

[@XxDARFxX]

You do know that trophies aren’t only official after the 1992? Tottenham have won lots of trophies in the clubs history, obviously not as much as the top dogs but it’s still a legacy

[@Youtubeisstartingtosuck]

I like the guy Richard was talking with when moving the pitch. He seems quite nice and knowledgeable.

[@christosgouidas2134]

Guess what: There's a basketball court below the NFL field

[@joermnyc]

Chris Gouidas and an Olympic swimming pool under that!

[@amazingworld1255]

And a racing track below that

[@monkeyatanofficedesk9253]

@@amazingworld1255 And a boxing ring under that

[@braulioacosta6816]

Surprised no one's mentioned the replica of Wembley within the stadium

[@jashuabat1785]

@@braulioacosta6816 And a cricket pitch under that LOL

[@MatheusSouza-li4jf]

All Spurs supporters should watch this video and appreciate more the wonder that is Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

[@ScrewInTheTuna_]

just need the team to match the stadium quality now

[@suzanneholdbrook9972]

AlmightyStarfire Oh dear , a palace with no furniture .

[@gamaray6406]

As both a spurs supporter and a huge nfl fan I’m amazed

[@edenhazard2751]

@@ScrewInTheTuna_ Now we got Conte, and team is quality.

[@ruskinn]

Never thought as an Arsenal fan I would've watched a spurs video but this is astonishing.

[@soup5344]

"Its a natural thing to worry about the pitch." Yep, completely natural to be worried about 9000 tonnes of motorized grass.

[@robertirving7346]

It was released by “discovery Australia” so that’s why he calls it soccer

[@jerome6332]

Its ironic how they (some places) call a ball game where you run with a ball in your hand football, buy a game where you use the ball 99% with your feet is called soccer. Well, both works.

[@colinallison9163]

Football was around before Australia and the USA by the way, so it's football not soccer. More to the point their games they use their hands on the pitch, we don't so they shouold cal their 'games' soccer.

[@riley3622]

Jerome It’s called football because the ball is a foot long.

[@centurioncoles6177]

They call it football in aus

[@artemislogic5252]

no excuse, and most in aus call it football anyway

[@WICKEDMAN85]

As a Arsenal fan, I will give full credit to Tottenham as the Stadium and pitch are World Class. Once a more normal World returns and Sport it will be amazing to visit the New Stadium and experience the atompshere!!

[@danielnelson4423]

As an avid fan of plants, I will give full credit to the wonderful grass within the Tottenham Hotspur stadium.

[@tomwilson785]

Agreed

[@itsjustaaron8621]

👀

[@tomdobson9343]

well you’re not a proper arsenal fan then

[@ryanschaff123]

Whoopie, Stadiums have been doing this for 20 years in America.

[@IrwansyahNakano]

Every single Richard Hammond documentary are worth to watch

[@fathurferdi1115]

Wow richard hammond has another engineering series? Im gonna love it

[@Foryoushorts0010]

jeremy clarkson shouting in the background: HAMOOOOND

[@easyforme9342]

I thought they repainted the pitch My life is a lie

[@habeebaga]

They did that in Wembley stadium. But not anymore, bcoz they've got this place.

[@yazzyyazyaz]

They do that in older stadiums for sure

[@noah_mantel]

habeeb aga there are actually 2 London games. Well actually 4. 2 in the Tottenham Stadium and 2 still in Wembley.

[@bengrocott1265]

Yaz yeah every other stadium on the planet paints the pitch, Tottenham’s is the only one in the world to do this

[@bengrocott1265]

Everyone else does, this is the only one that doesn’t but it was only built the other year and it cost them a few billion so you’d expect it tbh 😂

[@llkammyll5876]

The football playing surface at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium is composed of Desso GrassMaster hybrid turf. However, the stadium has the capacity for two pitches, with an artificial surface stowed under the football pitch for use in NFL games, concerts, and other events Just info for anyone wanting to know what the pitch types are 👍

[@ovrayn2820]

It actually uses a carpet-based hybrid grass called Playmaster by Tarkett Sports.

[@dronesclubhighjinks]

Thanks for the explanation because he didn’t say where the NFL pitch was stored.

[@HK1_11]

Real Madrid’s stadium which is currently being renovated will have a mechanism that allows the ground to open up and have the pitch go undergound for other ones to go up in it’s place. No dragging fields all the way out of the stadium. Also when they’re undergound there is an automated watering system that takes care of the pitches down there.

[@AlTarif]

Yeah but this is Tottenham.

[@Nachovalenti899]

Yes, one of the biggest differences between these two clubs, is that Real Madrid's museum is full of trophies and Tottenha's is empty.

[@cjherbst7726]

It’s catering to mostly American viewership. That’s why he’s saying soccer.

[@glaringoddly7119]

He is a part of the Rebel Alliance and a traitor! Take him away!

[@sebomay5339]

@@glaringoddly7119 😂

[@grantgasser136]

but he keeps calling it a "pitch" instead of a "field", so kind of

[@DaemonGuitarist]

The channel is Discovery Australia so I'd suggest they're the audience.

[@cjherbst7726]

Future Drive Games Australians are British Texans, so I’d like to think that it’s a mix of both.

[@ngfnbgbn]

Great tour of the stadium but where is the trophy cabinet?

[@shan2dude]

CheeseSteak17 Hahahahahahaha was expecting that.

[@4k1nGyEsports]

best comments

[@paulmadryga]

Oooo.... that one might leave a mark....

[@tomdobson9343]

its in the basketball court

[@olliedixon2305]

With the 27 major trophy’s?

[@KevinColt]

funny u guys uploaded this right during the lockdown well done lads

[@darthmarticusLFC]

Felt like I was having a stoke then. Saw a picture of Richard Hammond in a thumbnail. Then saw the title was about Spurs. Then saw the channel was about Australia.

[@meeskee2]

I just assumed they played on the same field and just repainted it. Seems a bit extra but very cool nonetheless.

[@Tinii]

@Nufc Magpies 123 you're no where in the ball park with that guess.

[@Tinii]

@Nufc Magpies 123 The entire stadium can cost upwards of 1 billion dollars. The field is 1 million to replace

[@MikeTheGreat1994]

The reason they did it this way was so both premier league games and NFL games can be played on the same weekend.

[@huddynccc]

Pitch pitch pitch get it right

[@elis6770]

@@MikeTheGreat1994 was never designed for the same weekend. 1 nfl takes Wembley as first choice 2 it takes a bit of time to get the pitch fully ready it’s not just removing the football pitch there’s adding the goals and painting extra

[@Josh3sh]

Operator: "are you alright to operate it" Hammond: "I've never crashed"

[@bradleyisaak7]

Wow, what a beautiful stadium.

[@CulpepperConcepts]

Handsssss down, you have one of the coolest jobs everrrr

[@alexbuckenham1663]

Went there for the Raiders v Bears game last year and the stadium was incredible

[@NeoDerGrose]

In Gelsenkirchen, Germany, they slide out the whole feeld in ine piece. One stand rests on hydraulic supports that can be raised to make way for the huge concrete plate supporting the feeld. They don't move it into a car park aswell, they move it outdoors in front of the enclosed stadium. Oh, and not to forget the best. They don't have a useless football feeld under it, there's just a congrete floor. This is create for concerts, car racing and even biathlon events.

[@lawrencegatt4515]

Love 💕 it Spurs fan from Melbourne Australia 🇦🇺 .

[@bradleylovej]

This is a cool show, thanks Hammond!

[@kosian8382]

Richard Hammond is really doing a great job :-)

[@theproject109]

“I’ve never crashed anything in my life” *laughs in Rimac*

[@Maheshrpsharma]

amazing work of art

[@outdoorsy01]

wish Hammond would do a ton more of these

[@pav139]

I can't believe Richard said "soccer" 😪

[@Evan490BC]

It as a shocker to hear Hammond call football "soccer"...

[@joeyhowell1124]

Pav 1 That’s what it’s is.

[@caribstu]

Soccer is an english word. The yanks got it from the English.

[@FavreianVengeance]

How can you not believe that? The nickname of his nation's team is Socceroos!

[@johnnyxlundja]

Different targeted audiences you simp

[@EddyBamber]

Brilliant video!

[@Adamthegreat984]

The best stadium in the world! Amazing engineering genius went into the design and build.

[@elis6770]

Camp nou>

[@baller302]

@@aaroningl yet the atmosphere is better

[@FuzzyDlop]

@@elis6770 Camp Nou is not even in the TOP 20 of the best sports stadiums in the world and this one is officially the first.

[@captainjacksparrow1954]

​@@FuzzyDlopafter Bernabéu...

[@Nachovalenti899]

Camp No

[@AzorAhai1209]

Luxurious and technological stadium❤️

[@reissknell3305]

That stadium is incredible. Probably the worlds best. I’m Liverpool fan and I can’t wait to go there. Missed this seasons one as I was with my woman who gave birth to my first boy. Can’t wait

[@reissknell3305]

Herbal G it is. By a country mile

[@Eric-vf5bw]

Real Madrid stadium (Bernabeu) does this process automatically, storing the pitch underground.

[@wamarageofrey9925]

It's really such a stadium of high technology than most of the stadiums in the entire Europe and world at large. WOW just great.

[@bass9052]

Have you ever been to Allianz arena ?

[@hi-ls6lt]

@@bass9052 why is it when people say “most” others take the meaning to be “all”?

[@mrfares7271]

WOW , THIS IS INCREDIBLE

[@FFM0594]

'The Players Table' has the charm of an office canteen.

[@adamphillip5305]

As Jeremy would say "its the best stadium.................in the world"

[@VarunKumar-ro4ll]

Nah he's a chelsea fan,he'd shit on it.

[@stevencvisuals]

Why did I read that satement in Jeremy's voice?

[@tiger1chu]

@@VarunKumar-ro4ll with the way the stadium is shaped, he would literally do it

[@mdujazzar8336]

It’s the best stadium....(pause) in the world

[@Aadilf1]

@@stevencvisuals Because it's Jeremy's line

[@y1521t21b5]

Magnificent stadium tbf. Might even get to see the club's first trophies in decades this season...

[@Yelisey_24]

nah

[@thenormalguy3902]

ah, it all makes sense now, spurs is actually saving space by keeping the trophy room empty so that grass can be kept alive!

[@t.j3441]

🤣

[@deepakavinash]

Simply amazing

[@Srokaldinho]

Chance wasted. The news of Richard Hammond having crashed a field of grass would have made 2020.

[@ggmu5590]

Underrated comment 😂

[@emptymine]

In Germany there is also a soccer-stadium (Veltins-Arena in Schalke) which can remove the field in one part. But they put it outside for better growing and watering. When the field is at the outside you can do concerts or other shows on the concrete floor.

[@daneelolivaw602]

There is no room outside the stadium for that to happen at Spurs, that is why this system was designed, people keep saying that Stadiums in Holland and Germany have had removable pitches for many years, and we know that, but this is the first pitch that splits up and is stored inside the stadium.

[@yellowoceanoriginalsongs7142]

This stadium is awesome 👍

[@antoniosvasilellisneto379]

It's a beautiful stadium - absolutely state of the art. Makes me wonder how amazing Old Trafford could be if the Glazers had invested in it...

[@jessenichols4496]

question: why is there an NFL pitch in England ??

[@TheUltimateHobo]

There are multiple NFL games played in London every year. They were previously played in Wembley Stadium, but the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium became the new permanent host for it starting in 2019. Each game sells out, so there is a market for it.

[@Rustbucketalex]

Money

[@Deckzwabber]

There's something wrong with hearing a Brit call his national sport soccer

[@roborovsky6950]

@@Deckzwabber Probably because he spent waaay too much time driving pickups.

[@caribstu]

@@Deckzwabber but that's what it is. I grew up in Britain in the 60s and 70s and it was quite normal, common, for people to call it soccer. In fact, the term is English and the Yanks got the term from the Brits.

[@KossolaxtheForesworn]

that is truly amazing

[@georgeclarke1183]

this the way forward to all new football stadiums

[@Muhammadiyah]

Stop calling it a soccer stadium. It's a football stadium

[@user-wg1cu1jx8b]

Who cares lol

[@Tinoyevski]

@@user-wg1cu1jx8b The whoe world but EEUU, we should call the NFL rugby then

[@brenzikmohaa]

Basically the best stadium in the world for a reason 🔥.

[@dappergenesis822]

"I've never crashed anything in my life" 😂 has me dying

[@talentmutungwazi9722]

Great engineering 👏🏽👏🏽🔥🔥💐💐

[@marlonmedina9291]

Do Santiago Bernabéu now

[@samwilkinson2534]

Wembley: Just repaints the grass for football, rugby and NFL. Tottenham: Nah, I don't think i will.

[@CarlosFandango73]

That is incredible.

[@saqibdemolixhz1779]

Fantastic pitch

[@silvoneisilva3283]

Uma obra de arte dessa um jogador nunca pode está abaixo do seu nível 🇧🇷

[@luxid413]

It translated the Brazil flag to USA’s flag.

[@calamorta]

Irônico ser logo o estádio do Tottenham, time que só decepciona

[@mattymoo50001]

Imagine being able to move an entire pitch and yet at the same time trying to avoid paying your staff by furloughing them.........

[@gmbodily1924]

Better than being made redundant... you have a job even if your not working

[@gamaray6406]

Bro the nfl probably had something to do with making the pitch moveable

[@imconfused1237]

Imagine sacking your mascot

[@unfortunatelyaspursfan9823]

we didn sack them lol. that was just fake news. you guys sacked 55 staffs to pay for willian's wages. have some shame

[@Hasan-ir5zl]

Genius engineering !!

[@valyardelean]

Because I love this guy...

[@marcr-g610]

Not a spurs fan but this is engineering genius at its finest. Wow.

[@TheMonsterTwinkies]

One of the best looking stadiums in the Europa League!!!

[@Klis23]

This Stadium ist amazing🇩🇪👌

[@pitcrew8662]

2:35 "I've never crashed into anything in my life" XD

[@s0531]

The worst thing about this video is him calling it soccer

[@hond4h34d]

Australians probably refer to the sport as soccer as well

[@kingkota2302]

It's football

[@tonyc9793]

The name soccer originated in England. Deal with it.

[@s0531]

@@tonyc9793 just searched. Fair point. But it still triggers me coz ive been hearing everyone call it football. And Richard is British. They are the ones who call it football

[@wouldbejr]

Umm no the worst is him call the soccer and football FIELDS a pitch

[@asyed313]

This likes like a rookie stadium in front of Madrid’s future stadium.

[@daneelolivaw602]

Jealous little prat.

[@laurence702]

2:33 "Yea I've never crashed in my life" haha!

[@MKIqbal]

This is awesome

[@liamodonnel2474]

I hate how he calls it soccer especially when he is from Birmingham

[@tommillard4193]

Annoying

[@RB-NZ2]

Frisbe And your mums called a slag

[@strider785]

It's because it's distributed for multiple markets where it's (unfortunately) known as soccer. Notice that he calls it football in a lot of the footage shot in the stadium. The "soccer" lines are recorded in voiceovers afterwards.

[@Dan-zc7ut]

Frisbe n no it’s not mate

[@DomGadd05]

Frisbe it’s called football because you kick the BALL with your FOOT. Got it buddy?

[@TheRockyLeonFan]

'There's more to this room than meats the eye' I wonder how many people spotted the pun

[@leneal2315]

Thats just amazing

[@chris-hayes]

6:06 "that's your pitch" 😂

[@thomasdilling6638]

Very cool, although (real) Madrid’s new system seems even cooler!

[@josesalucio9394]

wait for the new santiago bernabeu

[@harrynguyen4140]

Not Spurs fan, but this stadium super beautiful

[@buddylove88]

One beautiful big Circus

[@minifireant2232]

Cardinals NFL Team achieved this feat 9 years ago. Their stadium is inside and has A/C and the grass goes in and out of the Stadium to get sunshine. Still a cool feat though.

[@bmil38]

at the cost of one endzone having very little seating. This is much crazier because they have the entire supporters' stand supported on just two beams and the field split to fit around those. Same with all the support beams in the parking lot spaced out to allow the field to fit in there too. At State Farm stadium, there really isn't a use for the area the field is stored in. Having a parking lot that doubles as a growing environment is very smart. Same with the suite featured at the end of the video. All elegant but ready for a whole different use. It's an amazing design.

[@Doorito_]

3:22 Engineergasm

[@cakkiicax5359]

Amazing stadium

[@CanISpoonYou]

Richard- "It's your pitch!" Me- "Wait hold up"

[@jakovsabic2837]

2:15 there is one impostor among us

[@andrewray9200]

Stadiums latest milestone turning into a hospital to help with the covid crisis, spurs for the people and people for the spurs. Im proud to be a yid.

[@emilianoflores9701]

Great presentator 🙌🏽

[@iron1992]

That South stand hold twice as many as our whole ground 😂😂

[@timcasey5835]

It must be the most expensive stadium of any mid table team in the world.

[@samuelpinder1215]

London stadium, stadium of light?

[@daneelolivaw602]

Tim Casey Real Madrid were in the Spanish second division when they built their stadium.

[@alistairjohnson177]

Bit quiet now eh.

[@timcasey5835]

@@alistairjohnson177 It will be packed when they get knocked out of the group stage of CL