Article by e-Spurs Correspondent Sean WalshFollow e-Spurs on Twitter here!
Remember when White Hart Lane was one of the most atmospheric grounds in England? Remember when the Tottenham faithful sang for 90 minutes? Remember when we didn’t need to produce articles like this?
What’s happened? Why is there more sound in space than at the Lane? We’re all passionate about Tottenham, so why are we all sitting their twiddling our thumbs waiting for something to happen?
When I say ‘we’, I mean those who go to games on a regular basis. I’ve been to a couple in the past year, and one of those was against Hull in the Capital One Cup after AVB complained about the atmosphere, so you can imagine how boisterous it was for, not 90, but 120 minutes.
When I was there, I could only imagine how it sounded to those watching by illegal internet str-I mean on the telly. It was fantastic; you’d have thought we were playing in a Champions League game. 1st minute- “Come on You Spurs!”. After Sigurdsson’s sexy strike- “Come on You Spurs!”. After Brad’s own goal- “Come on You Spurs!”.
You get the idea.
But since then, nothing. The stadium may as well be empty. I get that we don’t play the most exciting football, but isn’t that even more reason to sing up? Give the players some motivation? We’ve got some very, very good players on our books, and they’re probably thinking ‘What a bore this place is’, when second rate players like Jenas and Stalteri were here when White Hart Lane was as loud as any other ground out there.
Like I said, I don’t get many trips to the Lane anymore, so I have to ask the regulars out there- why is it so quiet? Why can you hear a pin drop? Why can’t we sing for 90 minutes regardless of performance? When the announcer reads out the line ups, it sounds like he’s shouting down a hollow chimney, it’s ridiculous.
Follow the links below and you’ll go on an adventure through time to when White Hart Lane was bouncing- yep, a few years ago. It’s not too late.
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“Oh, but these are all big fixtures.”- EVERY game involving Spurs is a big fixture, and we need to start acting like it.
We’re all Tottenham Hotspur- start showing it.
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(I went to my first game in 2004 and it was awesome!! - Even since then, the atmosphere has become stale,, actually rubbish!!!
ReplyDeleteBut!! - The club are to blame!!! - -They banned their own fans bringing drumjs. They banned their own fans from chanting 'yid' chants, which happened to take up a large amount of the chants!
Lets not make this a Yword debate,.. Whether its banned or not, so be it. (I personally wouldnt but I am just some moron who works in an office in Basingstoke, I have no idea how Jewish people feel about the word, so lets move on,..)
1) - The club should let drums trumpets what ever instrument you want in!!! - Why the f**k not?!?! (Let me guess, health and safety in case someone falls on a trumpet and farts a tune)
The club should let people stand/Arrange for safe standing... They certainly should not act like the moronic c**ts they are and ban the 1882 movement!! - What the hell is wrong with these pr*cks in charge?!?! - These are people that want to sing and create an atmosphere and theyre not allowed!!
Lastly - Stubhub,... Yet again, its all about the money. It always used to be people that went were fans that want to sign and cheer th team on, rain or shirne, win or loss,.. Im sorry to any fans that feel insulted by this, but if you let different people in every week who may just eb tourists then what the f**k do you expect to happen to the atmosphere?!?!?!
It's all the clubs fault!!!!
"When I say ‘we’, I mean those who go to games on a regular basis. I’ve been to a couple in the past year"
ReplyDelete2 a year doesn't count as regular attendance. I wonder what your partner thinks if that is how often you need to do something for it to be "regular".
^he never said that meant he was a regular, mentions later on that he doesn't go that much anyways
ReplyDeleteBloody hell,. Thats really beside the point isnt it? - Picking the bones off a sentence that means nothing. FFS, whats up with you 2.45pm.
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