Tottenham fans face more pain as former striker and ambassador Paul Miller lets slip that new stadium will not be finished until FEBRUARY

TOTTENHAM face more pain after former player and club ambassador Paul Miller revealed that the new stadium won't be ready until February.

The long-awaited opening of the 62,000-seater ground has faced countless set-backs with the club recently announcing that it won't be until at least January when it is fit to host its first game.

It is edging closer to completion after markings were drawn on the pitch and the famous Golden Cockerel was installed on top of the stadium.

But there is still work to be done including electrical and construction issues and Miller, who played for Spurs over 200 times, claims February is a more realistic date.

Reported by Love Sport Radio, he said: "When it's ready, it's ready. The expectancy was it would be fired up and for whatever reason it didn't get done. But it will be done very soon.

";You see it every day on the social media. It looks magnificent.

"I'm sure it's not a long way off. I've certainly been informed within the club that we're looking at February as the start date.

"It still gives us three months but if you look at when we came out of there, it will have been 21 months.

"To build a stadium of that size and structure on the same site in 21 months is wonderful. It's a great thing for us all to look forward to."

Manager Mauricio Pochettino has issued an apology for fans affected by the delay and has paid tribute to their patience.

He said: "Of course, we all expected to be in the new stadium in this period,

"We cannot ask more from them. We, the club, [chairman] Daniel [Levy], we feel sorry for them. We can only be grateful - as to be at Wembley for them is tougher than it is for us."

Manchester United's visit to Tottenham on January 13 had been pencilled in as the first game at the stadium.