The Trouble At Spurs Is…
I have decided to take a controversial view but please bear with me for a minute. There is a rot that has set in; I began to see this set in more so after our fabled Champions League exploits.
I was at The Lane yesterday Block 35 near the front, the game starts and people all around me sit down. It was like they were expecting a movie to start, all that was missing was the popcorn.
The ooh’s and the ahh’s begin and then moans and the groans begin to gain more volume and remained for most of the game. It was only in the last 10-15 minutes of the game that the majority of people thought I better get behind the team.
Then the I might as well takes some pictures, video footage and the obligatory selfies lot decide to keep themselves entertained as well as should I have a pie or a hot dog? brigade decided to join in.
In the mean time the away supporters are supporting their team and OUT SINGING the home supporters. The atmosphere at The Lane was so bad that at one point I thought I saw tumble weeds rolling across the pitch.
Some of the poor buggers in the South Lower and The Shelf tried to get the atmosphere going only to get their life force drained out of them. The rest of the East Stand, West Stand and North Stand might as well of not been there. The away supporters had plenty of empty seats but still managed to get behind their team.
Now if any of you have been to an #1882 night, you will know what I am getting at. The atmosphere at the Newcastle and Stoke game was a disgrace and an embarrassment. Not to mention the ever increasing sight of empty seats. We are stronger together! During the Newcastle game when the day should have been about remembering the legendary Bill Nicholson, I broke up a fight between fellow Spurs supporters over someone making a comment about Ebola. What that has to do with football is beyond me. For those 90 + minutes we should be united.
White Hart Lane should be a fortress where away teams and supporters should be a fearful and expect an intimidating experience, not in a violent or aggressive manner but in terms of atmosphere. When Hoddle was in charge he asked the home supporters to be the twelfth man against Chelsea. To any of you that were there that night, you will remember the impact we made!
So the trouble at Spurs is the home supporters! Not ENIC or Levy but perhaps Baldini. We do a better job of killing off our beloved Spurs than any other club or away supporters can. We should be ashamed! The Spurs supporters that go to away games must look down on us. If you can’t be bothered to get behind the team don’t go. Stay at home or go to the pub and moan to your hearts content and allow people who want to watch / support Spurs and have a great day out whatever the result may be attend.
In recent times the best games I have been to have been watching the U21’s Spurs v Woolwich and Spurs v Asteras. Those nights I will always cherish because it shows what can be achieved if you only dare to believe. God Bless the #1882 movement.
So in short I would like more like minded people to attend games at White Hart Lane! Remember “AUDERE EST FACERE”. Hopefully I will see more of you at the Partizan game and at White Hart Lane in the future. You never know we might be able to create Fortress WHL together. #COYS
I have decided to take a controversial view but please bear with me for a minute. There is a rot that has set in; I began to see this set in more so after our fabled Champions League exploits.
I was at The Lane yesterday Block 35 near the front, the game starts and people all around me sit down. It was like they were expecting a movie to start, all that was missing was the popcorn.
The ooh’s and the ahh’s begin and then moans and the groans begin to gain more volume and remained for most of the game. It was only in the last 10-15 minutes of the game that the majority of people thought I better get behind the team.
Then the I might as well takes some pictures, video footage and the obligatory selfies lot decide to keep themselves entertained as well as should I have a pie or a hot dog? brigade decided to join in.
In the mean time the away supporters are supporting their team and OUT SINGING the home supporters. The atmosphere at The Lane was so bad that at one point I thought I saw tumble weeds rolling across the pitch.
Some of the poor buggers in the South Lower and The Shelf tried to get the atmosphere going only to get their life force drained out of them. The rest of the East Stand, West Stand and North Stand might as well of not been there. The away supporters had plenty of empty seats but still managed to get behind their team.
Now if any of you have been to an #1882 night, you will know what I am getting at. The atmosphere at the Newcastle and Stoke game was a disgrace and an embarrassment. Not to mention the ever increasing sight of empty seats. We are stronger together! During the Newcastle game when the day should have been about remembering the legendary Bill Nicholson, I broke up a fight between fellow Spurs supporters over someone making a comment about Ebola. What that has to do with football is beyond me. For those 90 + minutes we should be united.
White Hart Lane should be a fortress where away teams and supporters should be a fearful and expect an intimidating experience, not in a violent or aggressive manner but in terms of atmosphere. When Hoddle was in charge he asked the home supporters to be the twelfth man against Chelsea. To any of you that were there that night, you will remember the impact we made!
So the trouble at Spurs is the home supporters! Not ENIC or Levy but perhaps Baldini. We do a better job of killing off our beloved Spurs than any other club or away supporters can. We should be ashamed! The Spurs supporters that go to away games must look down on us. If you can’t be bothered to get behind the team don’t go. Stay at home or go to the pub and moan to your hearts content and allow people who want to watch / support Spurs and have a great day out whatever the result may be attend.
In recent times the best games I have been to have been watching the U21’s Spurs v Woolwich and Spurs v Asteras. Those nights I will always cherish because it shows what can be achieved if you only dare to believe. God Bless the #1882 movement.
So in short I would like more like minded people to attend games at White Hart Lane! Remember “AUDERE EST FACERE”. Hopefully I will see more of you at the Partizan game and at White Hart Lane in the future. You never know we might be able to create Fortress WHL together. #COYS
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