A spell of freezing weather this winter could wreck plans for the rebuilt Wembley stadium to host the 2006 FA Cup final in May, the head of the company that will run the venue has admitted.
"If there is this deep freeze people are talking about then (builders) Multiplex are going to have a hard time digging the pitch and then putting the foundations in," said Michael Cunnah, chief executive of Wembley National Stadium Ltd.
"Things like that could possibly put you off track," Cunnah said today. "Therefore we've all got to be prudent. We're absolutely going 100 percent to make sure the Cup Final happens here next year, but absolutely nobody, not even Multiplex, can give us guarantees."
Multiplex are aiming to complete by March 31 but that goal is now looking unlikely to be achieved. The Football Association has already booked the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff should Wembley not be ready for the FA Cup final on May 13.
