Just to add - the new stadium has an artificial pitch below the grass pitch, designed primarily for NFL games. So it is not a given that the game will be on grass.   
The new ground is arguably the best purpose built football stadium in the UK, designed for good sight lines and atmosphere.  One end is a 17,500 single tier section, with the option of standing for 3000, if allowed, using rail seating. The main downside is the public transport, although by next year, White Hart Lane station should have been expanded.     

I agree to a certain extent but don't think Sarries should specify that their Wembley/Olympic Stadium/Spurs Stadium over the years should always be Quins, it should be fixture list dependant.

So... double standards. Chipstead makes a good point - why is it then fair that the Christmas game is always a home game for us? That's still manipulation of the fixture list, whether you like to admit it or not.

The point is, does it matter? We should be going out to win every game every week, no matter who the opposition is and where we're playing.

My point still stands... so?

If anything, these big games can be a disadvantage to the "home" side. Usually, the atmosphere is dreadful, the surroundings are as familiar to your oppo as they are to you, goodbye 16th man. I just really can't see the issue from our point-of-view and I'm sorry, but it really doesn't bring the game into disrepute in any way. Sarries have asked, presumably PRL have said "sure, why not, good for the growth of the game". And we can all watch on TV. Happy days.

Agree to disagree. I don't think it's right. You're cool with it. That's fine.

I see. Well I for one am not bothered. Gussy is building a squad with the aim to beat anyone, any time. I don't really care when we play them - and as above, not exposing our players to the Allianz tarmac pitch can only be a good thing.

Without wishing to come across as overly negative, what makes you think that? Unless you are expecting a handful of 1st XV signings tomorrow, I don't see that our starting team, which palpably cannot beat anyone at any time, has been strengthened in any significant way yet.

Campagnaro < Marchant
Botta < Marler
Landajo < Care
Kerrod/Young < Horwill/Symons
Lawday < Dombrandt

Evans maybe, but is he better than Clifford/Chis/Robshaw? Baldwin better than Crumpton? Probably, but certainly not enough to change us into world beaters. Lewies better than Symons?

A more competitive squad overall, and removing some dead wood, but a team who can beat anyone any time?

And if you love an anti-Semitic chant, you're laughing. Assume the Labour party will be hosting conference there next year.

It's not an anti-semitic chant. Do you even know the history between the Jewish community and the club? Why even bring that up? 

Without wishing to come across as overly negative, what makes you think that? Unless you are expecting a handful of 1st XV signings tomorrow, I don't see that our starting team, which palpably cannot beat anyone at any time, has been strengthened in any significant way yet.

Campagnaro < Marchant
Botta < Marler
Landajo < Care
Kerrod/Young < Horwill/Symons
Lawday < Dombrandt

Evans maybe, but is he better than Clifford/Chis/Robshaw? Baldwin better than Crumpton? Probably, but certainly not enough to change us into world beaters. Lewies better than Symons?

A more competitive squad overall, and removing some dead wood, but a team who can beat anyone any time?

I think you're removing a lot of variables from play there and massively oversimplifying the overall outcome of the recruitment.

I mostly agree with you on "so-and-so" < "so-and-so". Although I'd probably say Lewies will overtake Horwill as starter and form a partnership with Symons pretty early doors. So our second row has definitely been strengthened. But fair enough that generally we haven't brought in obvious starters in most of those positions.

However, it's quite clear to me that Gussy's intention was never to bring in nailed on first choices in the positions you've listed - because they're all positions of strength for us in terms of our first choice picks. Marchant, Marler, Care, Symons, Dombrandt are all first names on the team sheet. The recruitment there is about strength-in-depth - i.e. when one or more of those guys is unavailable or is tired after 60 mins at the coalface, are we going to implode when the next man steps in? With those new guys in behind you've got to be thinking we won't be as vulnerable when our "big" name players can't play.

At hooker, I have no doubt Baldwin is seen as first choice. Crumpton has been great and will only get better competing for game time with Baldwin. Elia will keep learning. There's a succession plan there.

Evans gives us something we currently don't have.

The thing is, 9 times out of 10 our first XV fills me with confidence. It's our bench that has been lacking quality.

Another variable: player character. Gussy has spoken about it a lot. He clearly has a very good grasp of man management but he needs players who buy in. This season he inherited someone else's squad. Now he's on the road to making it his squad. People he wants to work with and guys he has identified as improving our chances of winning each game.

There are other factors at play but I'm at work and can't spend another 5 mins typing today without getting shouted at. But above gives you some idea of why I think Gussy is shaping us into a team that can beat anyone on any given day.

And of course, we only have one likely idea about who we'll be seeing in tomorrow's announcements. Which hopefully means there's a well kept secret big name or two. But even if not, we're stronger next season already.

Hold on Rodders, we're 3rd in Gustard's first season after being the laughing stock of the Prem. And we've beaten Chiefs and Sarries.

We have a squad that hasn't changed much since 2011. And it's full of squad players / academy graduates who haven't really done much for us.

Lawday may be < Dombrandt but he may well be > anyone in our current squad.

Landajo < Care. Again what's your point? So was Dickson, and he was superb.
Likewise Botta < Marler.

Don't understand the argument. Are you expecting these players to start every game in every competition?

What?

How can Lawday turn us from NOT a team who can beat anyone, any time to a team who CAN beat anyone any time?

I didn't say we hadn't strengthened, only time will tell. But unless we announce some 1st XV players tomorrow, I don't see how anybody could claim Gussy is "building a squad who can beat anyone, any time".

"We're 3rd in Gustard's first season after being the laughing stock of the Prem. And we've beaten Chiefs and Sarries." Again, great, I couldn't be happier. But it's nothing to do with the comment I addressed.

Oh and Exeter? Sure but Sarries? Come on  ::)