We are Tottenham Article.

WE ARE TOTTENHAM



I have to be honest
and confront this one head on. Some of you won’t like me, some of you
will think I’m a self-opinionated c*nt, some of you won’t like the way I
talk or write, some of you will ‘get me’, some of you would happily
talk the same sh*t as me for hours over a few pints and some of you will
be utterly ambivalent towards me.
And herein lies the problem with a collective of any given 36,000
people in the same space. Odds on some of them are going to be obnoxious
c*nts that you wouldn’t pass the time of day to under normal
circumstances, they may well have something in common with you for sure,
but you’d as sooner stick a fork in your eye as to choose to spend time
with some of these people.
Last night was a great case in point, I was in the West Stand last
night, and behind me was clearly the championship manger of the year.
The first half was like having David Bleats more irritating and less
well informed younger brother behind me. For F*ck Sake! If I’d wanted
sh*t commentary I would have stayed at home and watched it on ITV.
Fortunately he had little to comment on in the second half as the
‘inspired’ subs by ‘arry meant that it was to have been at the lane was a
thing of beauty.
Consequently ‘Mr. Championship Manager’ also left with 10 minutes to
go (not so sure about dedication to the cause or indeed having learnt
from many seasons of previous mistakes) no doubt tired out from a lack
of negative things to say, in order to pick up his sibling and drive
slowly through North London.
Now for me, games are a precious thing, I am not a season ticket
holder, I get tickets whenever I can and go to as many games as
possible. However, as a consequence of having been moved to the south
whilst still a child, it does mean that I have, approximately, a 90 mile
journey (through the heart of the city) home, so please don’t call me a
part-time supporter. If I’m able to I’m there, driving home still well
after midnight warmed by the prospect of one or maybe two Wembley trips.
And if I can’t be there I follow by whatever means are available, I am
one of the many screaming out for the new stadium as it will mean better
availability and more chances of visiting more frequently.
But I’m still a member of the same ‘family’ and that’s exactly what
it’s like (assuming you come from a big family) over the years you all
disperse far and wide and occasionally you get a chance to meet up,
normally weddings and funerals, and have a bit of a shin dig. And on
such days, you will find the bitter and twisted old uncle who only sees
the bad in everything, the granddad who felt you up when you sat on his
lap aged three and the cousin who was always trying to get you to ‘chase
the dragon’ as a teenager. You will also hopefully get utterly sh*t
faced and have a great night; looking forward to the next time you get
together.
And so it would appear that, like families, I guess even if we all
irritate each other and bitch about different things, the one lasting
truth is that somewhere along the line we all made at least one good
decision, and collectively we have enjoyed the good times and endured
the bad ones, and that’s worth remembering. Doesn’t mean that some of
aren’t complete melters though (and yes I am aware that does include
some people’s likely view of me) so please don’t expect me to like you
all, just expect me to support my team to the bitter (and it usually is)
end.
So I was there with you (in body for some and in spirit for others),
in the rain, nervous as hell and with the resting heart rate of a
paedophile at an orphanage.
And this morning I am a happy and excitable person, just like you, but
with the added benefit of maintaining the same heart rate, due to too
much coffee this morning having driven through the night with a smile on
my face. So maybe I’m not so different to the Mr. ‘Championship
Managers’ of the world, I just drive faster round town that’s all.
by Tricky



Rating 3.00 out of 5








Posted: March 25th, 2010 under Tricky.
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Comment from yoshmil kipper

Time: March 25, 2010, 7:14 pm
thought this was going to be on how badly bassong, assou, palacios,
defoe, corluka, crouch and jenas are






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