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It’s like Braveheart without the kilts, Baz.
All UK family trace back to East End, within Bow bells then slowly moved east a few miles each gen.
So, its the 'ammers geez.
Except me as a 1st Gen. and then came along 1 cousin (F), 2 cousin-in-laws (M) who are season ticket holders (or were), and when Dad last got back to the UK he went to TFS within about a month or two of the first home games, so we may of converted him?!? I know he enjoyed the experience and the beer.
So, its the 'ammers geez.
Except me as a 1st Gen. and then came along 1 cousin (F), 2 cousin-in-laws (M) who are season ticket holders (or were), and when Dad last got back to the UK he went to TFS within about a month or two of the first home games, so we may of converted him?!? I know he enjoyed the experience and the beer.
Dad was glaswegian of irish parents ..came down to london with his brother for work in the early 50s..both catholic mad celtic fans and pissheads..
Settled with my mum in hoxton / bethnal green..he took me and my brothers to spurs one week and them cunts down the road the next & sometimes over the orient ..saturdays then was albout the match
..all 4 boys became yids without much pressure..my first game was in 1968 v burnley .
Last game was v hitler youth last week.
In between i dare say myself and those who know me personelly on here of my generation together could spend quite a few hours reliving expieriences good, bad and ugly following this lifelong passion thats called thfc.
My lad is a yid too but his passion is not as strong and has more pressing leisure interests elsewhere..
2 brothers spread over the world,one in south africa..one in u.s...if you watch the paddy power football ads with peter crouch my eldest brother is the actor with the flat cap and jack russel dog.
Settled with my mum in hoxton / bethnal green..he took me and my brothers to spurs one week and them cunts down the road the next & sometimes over the orient ..saturdays then was albout the match
..all 4 boys became yids without much pressure..my first game was in 1968 v burnley .
Last game was v hitler youth last week.
In between i dare say myself and those who know me personelly on here of my generation together could spend quite a few hours reliving expieriences good, bad and ugly following this lifelong passion thats called thfc.
My lad is a yid too but his passion is not as strong and has more pressing leisure interests elsewhere..
2 brothers spread over the world,one in south africa..one in u.s...if you watch the paddy power football ads with peter crouch my eldest brother is the actor with the flat cap and jack russel dog.
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No more than London as far as I'm aware!
He'd become shit overnight if we stuck him in our defence wouldn't he? :contebored:
Liverpool are by far the worst supporters. Insufferable.
Utd then but nowhere near the dippers.
Most others including woolwich, spam, chavs actually arent too bad Believe it or not. Can laugh at themselves when things not going well for them. Any city fan i kmow are long term so appreciate what they have and in fact 1 one said he sort of misses the old rollercoaster days
Massive migration during the famine.was the closest port
Yeh, I thought as much. Will have played a part in an affinity for the dippers being passed down through the gens.
Originally i think yes but in late 70's, 80s and 90s had a huge irish contigentplaying for them too
First, as my dad likes watching football but doesn’t really have a team.
My son’s not a footie fan at all. Lucky boy
My son’s not a footie fan at all. Lucky boy
My mum is from Liverpool and her dad is from Ireland although most of it was 19th century emigration. The Liverpool accent is basically Lancashire combined with Irish, although there was a lot of Welsh and Glaswegian movement to Liverpool.
My mum growing up saw Orangeman Protestant marchers, so even some of the sectarianism came over. Most pubs in Liverpool are o’Connells or O’Leary’s and the schools are often ‘’Our Lady of Good Help’’.
Merseyside has 1.5m people but feels like a small town in mentality, everyone knows everyone.
Firstly
Eli
, what a great thread, I've enjoyed reading everyone's story (I'm so nosy!).
As I may have mentioned before, dad was Chavs, I watched '67 Cup Final with him, and because we won, declared myself a Spurs fan. Went to my first game in 1969 and have been hooked since.
I don't have children, but persuaded sister, brother, nephew, cousins, their kids and various friends to be Yids. They probably curse me for inflicting this on them. But I think it's character building, you can't be a wuss supporting Spurs.
There are times that I wished I'd taking up knitting or tiddlywinks instead of Spurs (especially after Wednesday night), but I can't imagine that I will ever give it up while I'm still able to afford it. TTID
As I may have mentioned before, dad was Chavs, I watched '67 Cup Final with him, and because we won, declared myself a Spurs fan. Went to my first game in 1969 and have been hooked since.
I don't have children, but persuaded sister, brother, nephew, cousins, their kids and various friends to be Yids. They probably curse me for inflicting this on them. But I think it's character building, you can't be a wuss supporting Spurs.
There are times that I wished I'd taking up knitting or tiddlywinks instead of Spurs (especially after Wednesday night), but I can't imagine that I will ever give it up while I'm still able to afford it. TTID
My Mum's from Kildare, Newbridge.
Second , my dad ( god bless his soul ) took me to see his beloved Spurs in 1961 , when I was 7 . Been hooked ever since . All my kids and grandchildren have followed suit . Spurs will always be very special to me