Hey, what's up Spurs freaks. I figured this would be a good thread to post this in and excuse it being a little wordy.
I'm from Columbus, Ohio, USA and I watched all 3 NA spurs games games on tv, and quite enjoyed it. I understand it isn't the first team, blah blah blah, practice, etc., but it was my first real time to see them on at a decent hour and consistently. I've always liked soccer (I'll call it football on here) and I've always watched the US national team play the odd game or tournament if they're on tv, and the MLS is ok, but European football has never been available consistently to Americans. You hear about the Messis and Ronaldos of the world but you don't truly know much about them, much less see them play every week. I'm 29, and have known about the "Manchester Uniteds" and "Real Madrids" of the world most of my life, but it's not like you could do much in the way of seeing them, especially prior to the internet exploding. So, given all this blabber, and I'm trying not to write a novel, things are changing here. A couple of networks like espn, nbcsports, and foxsports, have picked up the Premiere League/Champs League/Europa League, and BeIn Sports plays alot of la liga and whatnot (recently got that free on the cable provider). Now, for the first half of this year, I watched PL matches on sat and sun morning, CL matches and the like on the weekday evenings, and it was really cool. I've always liked European football and wanted to attend a match one day because I love the enthusiasm the fans have. So, since I really couldn't, and couldn't ever see anything on tv, I just kept with the national team as my occasional soccer fix a few times a year. But, now I'm hooked!!!
I set out to adopt a team around March or so, and I was like ok I'll follow the EPL. So I tried to educate myself on the core terminology, the teams, the levels, transfers, promotion and relegation (WTF!), and all that jazz. But, I was also learning about the various cups, euro leagues and cups, and my head was exploding for a couple months. I checked the list of teams and thought Man U, Man City, Chelsea, or Woolwich would be frontrunning because I've heard of those places, Liverpool as well. And then I saw "Tottenham Hotspur". I was like what the fuck is this? A rooster? Looked up where Hotspur came from, saw the rivalries, particularly Woolwich, and team history, and said alright, I'll root for these guys. Sadly, a few months later I'm now addicted. I'm checking transfer reports by the hour, watching old youtube videos of the club and fans, and hate Woolwich for some odd reason. No, seriously I wouldnt see them if they came and played the Columbus Crew. Actually, I would but only to cheer for the Crew. Anyways, I don't want to ramble on anymore. I'll just say soccer is finally taking hold in America this time....this time it's real. With the combo of tv and our national team playing well, and some of our best players spending time in Europe, it's happening. COYS!!
I'm from Columbus, Ohio, USA and I watched all 3 NA spurs games games on tv, and quite enjoyed it. I understand it isn't the first team, blah blah blah, practice, etc., but it was my first real time to see them on at a decent hour and consistently. I've always liked soccer (I'll call it football on here) and I've always watched the US national team play the odd game or tournament if they're on tv, and the MLS is ok, but European football has never been available consistently to Americans. You hear about the Messis and Ronaldos of the world but you don't truly know much about them, much less see them play every week. I'm 29, and have known about the "Manchester Uniteds" and "Real Madrids" of the world most of my life, but it's not like you could do much in the way of seeing them, especially prior to the internet exploding. So, given all this blabber, and I'm trying not to write a novel, things are changing here. A couple of networks like espn, nbcsports, and foxsports, have picked up the Premiere League/Champs League/Europa League, and BeIn Sports plays alot of la liga and whatnot (recently got that free on the cable provider). Now, for the first half of this year, I watched PL matches on sat and sun morning, CL matches and the like on the weekday evenings, and it was really cool. I've always liked European football and wanted to attend a match one day because I love the enthusiasm the fans have. So, since I really couldn't, and couldn't ever see anything on tv, I just kept with the national team as my occasional soccer fix a few times a year. But, now I'm hooked!!!
I set out to adopt a team around March or so, and I was like ok I'll follow the EPL. So I tried to educate myself on the core terminology, the teams, the levels, transfers, promotion and relegation (WTF!), and all that jazz. But, I was also learning about the various cups, euro leagues and cups, and my head was exploding for a couple months. I checked the list of teams and thought Man U, Man City, Chelsea, or Woolwich would be frontrunning because I've heard of those places, Liverpool as well. And then I saw "Tottenham Hotspur". I was like what the fuck is this? A rooster? Looked up where Hotspur came from, saw the rivalries, particularly Woolwich, and team history, and said alright, I'll root for these guys. Sadly, a few months later I'm now addicted. I'm checking transfer reports by the hour, watching old youtube videos of the club and fans, and hate Woolwich for some odd reason. No, seriously I wouldnt see them if they came and played the Columbus Crew. Actually, I would but only to cheer for the Crew. Anyways, I don't want to ramble on anymore. I'll just say soccer is finally taking hold in America this time....this time it's real. With the combo of tv and our national team playing well, and some of our best players spending time in Europe, it's happening. COYS!!
