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Im not a football fan, i'm a Tottenham fan. Anyone who picks the former, in my opinion, has picked us as a team and not been bred into it. Am I right?
I honestly don't know how anyone can pick a team over the sport when said team would be nothing without the sport to begin with.
So, who would you jump ship to then if Spurs ceased to exist? I heard Liverpool are recruiting new fans.
I've grown increasingly jaded with following modern football and could probably drop it all together. Spurs is the only thing I have any real motivation for, and it is, unfortunately, a bit like a deeply emotional but also abusive relationship - the highs are unbelievable but the lows, almost soul sapping.
it's not about jumping ship but then I wouldn't expect a stupid alky coke head cunt like you to understand that
big problem with footy these days is there's too many people who care more about the divisions within the sport than the sport itself
I've grown increasingly jaded with Tottenham lately but I still love watching and playing football.
Yup, and this is frankly what decides it for me. I could be devastated from watching us lose a disheartening match to a Norwich, but it wouldn't damper my anticipation for playing small-side later in the day in the slightest.
I don't think I would be into football as much as I am without Tottenham, and in fact, despite being a Spurs & Football fan for 21 or 22 years now, since I joined here in December (having not used a forum before) I've found that talking about Spurs more and more has made me more of a football fan too.
I would never be bothered watching a full match of anyone else, but I watched Liverpool v City today, not because I give a hoot about either team, moreso because I needed a fix and had a morbid fascination with watching two team who have terrorised us all season lock horns.
As a result..
Spurs: Can't Smile Without you, Can't be arsed with football without you
I went with Spurs.
I've got the Swansea v Chavs on now, not because I love football, but more because there's fuck all else on of a Sunday afternoon. I'll probably start dinner in a minute or take the dog out, such is my lack of 'arsed-ness' about any football match that doesn't involve Tottenham. If Spurs suddenly ceased to exist, I wouldn't just start supporting some other team, as I don't feel a connection with any other team - having grown up with my old man living and breathing Spurs, it was kind of the only football I watched from an early age.
Same with England, I can take it or leave it, as I don't really care for what players of other teams do - even when they're playing for their country. If Tottenham was comprised of the entire Mexico squad, I'd probably be more inclined to get behind Mexico, than England.
Don't get me wrong, I enjoy watching/playing football but when it comes down to A or B, Spurs wins hand over fist.