- Jun 4, 2004
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The saddest thing is, when we walk away someone else will walk in, take our seats and shovel this shit in like it’s gold.Agree, its just not what I love about football.
The saddest thing is, when we walk away someone else will walk in, take our seats and shovel this shit in like it’s gold.Agree, its just not what I love about football.
Game me goosebumps about the bit where you kept on walking - good old dad. I was at that game too; my geography teacher, a wolves supporter, was there too: big ginger beard & hair. I wrote spurs 6 wolves 1 at the top of a geography test at school, and he docked me two marks!My old man (RIP) was a Wolves fan, but we moved from the Midlands to Seven Sisters in 1980, when I was 5.
I used to look out of our flat window & see loads of people setting off down the road each weekend, but wasn't sure why. My dad told me that they were all going to watch Tottenham, and that it was just a walk down the High Street to get to the stadium.
He'd often take me just down the road to Seven Sisters Market, where we'd watch the supporters steam by, singing, waving flags etc. The atmosphere in that High Street was amazing.
Then early in 1982 he figured he'd get me a late Christmas surprise, and informed me we were going to take that walk down to the market to watch the fans go by again. But this time we kept walking & before I knew it he was taking me through the turnstiles of White Hart Lane, to watch Tottenham play against his beloved Wolves. He didn't care that he was surrounded by Spurs fans, he was introducing his bit to the world of football supporting, and I was hooked from that day.
He never forced Wolves upon me, and told me that a true supporter follows the team that's local to them. So that was it, Tottenham became my team.
As for the game, let's just say my old man didn't enjoy the walk home as much as me. Tottenham won 6-1 thanks to a penalty from Hoddle, a hat-trick from Ricky Villa, and one each for Crooks & Falco. But the truth is, short arsed me only saw the Hoddle penalty & missed the rest because my dad couldn't hold me up for the entire game.
But it's a very positive memory , though its also the reason you poor buggers have to endure me on sites like this
Ps, I'm also positive that we're now shit. Does that count, too
Good luck to 'em I guess. I can get a flight to Dusseldorf and watch Monchengladbach once a month for cheaper than a day out at Spurs.The saddest thing is, when we walk away someone else will walk in, take our seats and shovel this shit in like it’s gold.
Similar for me. The whole experience is getting further and further away from what I signed up for. My Spurs are pretty much gone already. Easier now than ever to walk away, Burkinshaw-esque. I’ll kinda be glad not to put the burden on my kids.
Been supporting since 87, but I'll stop today if this Super League goes ahead.
Let's organise a crowdfund for Sidford so he can spend some time with his true loveIf I'm honest it's because Mistress Midori is too expensive to go to on a weekly basis so Spurs give me the regular kick in the balls and humiliation that I crave