As a long time Surs fan who has lived in Australia for the past 21 years, I get a bit fed up when in the main shopping areas (in Melbourne where I live), where you kan find all sorts of merchadise put out by the other clubs, but virtually nothing by our own club. I know that online shopping is the obvious answer, but given the growing numbers of people following the Premier League in Australia, the other clubs are building much bigger fan bases out side the UK. If I'm wrting bollocks then please accept my apologies. Ijust wanted to make a point as I am sure there are other Spurs fans living in Oz who feel the same way as me. COYS!
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I'm moving to Sydney in May on a years working visa and will be traveling around... Interested to know how easy it is to watch games/find other spurs fans out there - as I feel I may struggle. To cope without my home and away trips
Seem to be more focused on the US than anywhere else at the moment with our repeating pre season tours and Brad / Clint obviously helping that.
Obviously we've had our little trips out to South Africa and East Asia as well.
Is there much official English club stuff on sale in Australlia then?
Obviously we've had our little trips out to South Africa and East Asia as well.
Is there much official English club stuff on sale in Australlia then?
We've always been shit on merchandise all over the world. Look no further than sport shops in North London to see more Chelsea stuff than Spurs(and no, their support is a lot smaller than ours in those areas).
I really want to do that. Pretty jealous.
The problem is quite clearly finding something that applies to individuals in any given country. With the traditional big four, obviously winning, history, and recognition are the only things that some random football-lovin dude with no prior professional allergiance in Tanzania has to go on. For us Americans, Brad and Clint have done far more than you Brits probably realize. I'm not sure about in other countries, but the growing discontent towards the big-spending names, especially in the Premier League, has forced a directly proportional rise in popularity for other clubs either from shifting loyalties or amongst new fans. I truly believe that by achieving regular CL football (no matter what anyone says, this is how you secure an image as a "big club" around the world), and by doing so without the frivolous and heartless tactics currently being pulled by Chelsea, I suspect the image of Tottenham will spread very quickly amongst a world facing a global economic crisis.
So it may be frustrating in Australia at the moment, or throughout the other continents not called Europe, but I believe it will soon get better. It can almost be seen as a perfect storm, the rise and spread of fast internet/social media, growing discontent with frivolous spending in an economically depressed world, and the recent resurgence of London's working class team, Tottenham Hotspur. So to the OP, I think you'll enjoy a moment five years now while watching Tottenham play a CL game in your local pub, surrounded by some new fans gawking at your status as a Spurs fan "before it was cool."
So it may be frustrating in Australia at the moment, or throughout the other continents not called Europe, but I believe it will soon get better. It can almost be seen as a perfect storm, the rise and spread of fast internet/social media, growing discontent with frivolous spending in an economically depressed world, and the recent resurgence of London's working class team, Tottenham Hotspur. So to the OP, I think you'll enjoy a moment five years now while watching Tottenham play a CL game in your local pub, surrounded by some new fans gawking at your status as a Spurs fan "before it was cool."
Thanks for all the responses. I can't help thinking that the marketing team, whoever they are, need a bit of kick to wake them up to the growing markets in countries like Oz. There are huge numbers of Greeks and Italians, not to mention all the other Northern European nationals currently settling here. Most pubs carry football from all leagues and the pubs are full. I don'want to see Spurs get left behind in this obvious growing market. COYS!
There is a really good following of Tottenham in Sydney and to a lesser extent in Melbourne. www.ozspurs.com will take care of everything you need. In Melbourne depending on the time there is often a good turn out for Spurs fans, and certainly there are plenty of supporters in Australia, given by the number of Spurs jerseys you see people out and about with (A-League games etc)
Clearly we're a while off Man U, Gooners, Liverpool (because of their Aussie connections), Chelsea etc. I literally feel ill everytime I see some cunt walking down the street in a Man U, Gooner or Chelsea top and I feel like yelling at them about how cheap they are and what bandwagon cunts they may be.
Whilst our marketing could do with a shot in the arm over here, I really prefer that there are small number of fans in comparison who have sought out Tottenham Hotspur for whatever reason and chosen to follow them instead of joining in with the masses. Would hate for every soccer follower down the street to be on board wearing a spurs jersey as it really does put in the category of being "just another number".
anyway, bit of a rant there, ozspurs.com will assist you or look up OZ Spurs on facebook.
Clearly we're a while off Man U, Gooners, Liverpool (because of their Aussie connections), Chelsea etc. I literally feel ill everytime I see some cunt walking down the street in a Man U, Gooner or Chelsea top and I feel like yelling at them about how cheap they are and what bandwagon cunts they may be.
Whilst our marketing could do with a shot in the arm over here, I really prefer that there are small number of fans in comparison who have sought out Tottenham Hotspur for whatever reason and chosen to follow them instead of joining in with the masses. Would hate for every soccer follower down the street to be on board wearing a spurs jersey as it really does put in the category of being "just another number".
anyway, bit of a rant there, ozspurs.com will assist you or look up OZ Spurs on facebook.
Thanks for the info. Will definitely follow it up. I am already following Spurs on facebook and twitter. I've just got back from a couple of months back in Blighty and got four games. My misss's came to the games wirh me. She an Auzzie. Still doesn't understand off side (bless her), but likes the look of bale running in baggy shorts! Thanks again for the info.
I'm usually in the Malvern Vale pub in Malvern watching the games on their big screen. Let's hope we can stick up Man U on Sunday.
By the way, if haven't yet watched (on You Tube) 'Man Verses Food' vsiting the Spurs ground it's well worth a look. His Defoe impersonation is very funny. Thanks again. COYS!
I'm usually in the Malvern Vale pub in Malvern watching the games on their big screen. Let's hope we can stick up Man U on Sunday.
By the way, if haven't yet watched (on You Tube) 'Man Verses Food' vsiting the Spurs ground it's well worth a look. His Defoe impersonation is very funny. Thanks again. COYS!
Off to Sydney next month so looking forward to catching some games over there (sort of, the time difference is going to kill me haha).
Fortunately worked out well and I'm not missing too much. Newcastle and West Ham away I'll hopefully catch in the airport each way.
Both Lyon games and potentially FA Cup round 5 the only games I'm hoping to catch over there.
Be nice to see a few Aussie Spurs fans over there.
Fortunately worked out well and I'm not missing too much. Newcastle and West Ham away I'll hopefully catch in the airport each way.
Both Lyon games and potentially FA Cup round 5 the only games I'm hoping to catch over there.
Be nice to see a few Aussie Spurs fans over there.
soups beat me to it but the Ozspurs boys are great to watch games with. Go to the Triple Ace bar in Sydney, quite near the centre, which is 'The' Tottenham pub. I lived out in Oz for 2 years (Sydney for 9 months) and there was usually 10 or so of us watching Spurs every Saturday night. We would even be in there for games at 6 in the morning, it didn't matter what time they were on! Saw Danny Rose's cracker, the Chavski win, and then of course our game v Man City that got us CL football. For the bigger games, there would sometimes be at least 15 of us and a brilliant atmosphere.
There are some good lads there so deffo go down.
If you go to Brisbane, get down the Pig n Whistle (the bigger one) where there was usually a good turnout too (10-15).
Didn't find the turnout in Melbourne quite as good but maybe it has picked up a bit (I was there 09-11).
Enjoy Oz in general and get your second year visa, don't come back after a year!
In Melbourne they meet at the Imperial in the city. Theres usually a large enough crowd present.
Fingers crossed, some of you might want to book some flights over the ditch to Wellington in July...
http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-pos.../Tottenham-Hotspur-tipped-for-Wellington-game
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http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-pos.../Tottenham-Hotspur-tipped-for-Wellington-game
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I lived in Sydney from 2001-2004 and OzSpurs were pretty active back then.
We used to watch matches at the Star City casino. Watched the 2002 Worthington Cup final there. Got pretty depressed and then spunked a load of money up the wall on the roulette table, drowning my sorrows in Scotch, wearing my Spurs shirt.
We used to watch matches at the Star City casino. Watched the 2002 Worthington Cup final there. Got pretty depressed and then spunked a load of money up the wall on the roulette table, drowning my sorrows in Scotch, wearing my Spurs shirt.
