In stark contrast to the bizarre scenes at Upton Park The Boleyn Ground this stime last year, Tottenham dealt with their own White Hart Lane farewell with significant class yesterday evening.
An evocative montage and a ceremony involving about six million club legends was as far as Spurs went - Robbie Keane's introduction to the Lane faithful alongside his son, Robert, tugging on Irish heartstrings in particular.
And so it was farewell to The Lane, and Spurs fans took in one last view of their beloved stadium ahead of their temporary move to Wembley next season.
Less than 24 hours later, and BBC cameras have given us a brief tour of the proud North London stadium having already been partially demolished; there's no room for sentiment when the old ground is literally stood in the way of the perpendicular, partially-built new ground.
The pitch is already torn asunder, and all of the seats have been ripped from one of the lower tiers, thrown pitchside like a scene from one of 'those' dystopian films where 85% of the budget is spent on monuments being blown to all shite. Still, it makes for rather sombre viewing as Spurs and the Premier League bid farewell to another famous old venue:
White Hart Lane demolition begins
One can only hope that the new White Hart Lane won't become a soulless, atmospheric vacuum similar to its neighbouring Emirates, but perhaps the very fact that it's being built on hallowed ground will carry some of that old Spurs atmosphere into the club's future.
