View Full Version : Why do you support Tottenham?
thfc25
05 Jan 2008, 12:03 AM
right so I'm going to the Tottenham v Reading match tomorrow and i couldn't sleep at all and so I decided to check out some of the other team's message boards. on fulham's they have a thread asking if the american presence in their side is why people support them. it was quite an interesting thread to read and it made me think about Tottenham.
it seems to me that a lot of people on this board are also Americans. thumbs up on the decision:), but why Tottenham? was it a certain player? a certain manager? the way they played? because you hate chelsea and arsen*l?
right I'll go first-
I'm half English and the first time i went to England was when i was five years old to meet my mum's side of the family. None of the women particularly cared for Tottenham, but all of the men...uncles, cousins, etc were and still are all Tottenham fanatics. I remember sitting there as a 5 year old watching a match with all of them and it was the coolest experience. A week or two later for Christmas my cousin got my a Tottenham tea mug while my uncle got me a Tottenham shirt. That mug was the only thing i drank anything out of for ages. I would watch the BBC news with my parents religiously for a 30 second clip of highlights. then when the internet was decent i would follow the matches online too. now im able to watch every single match. i would call my "dorm room" more of a Tottenham shrine too. 5 jerseys from various seasons hung up next to a tottenham flag and scarf.
next year will be my 15th of loyal support. COYS
LedleybetterthanSol
05 Jan 2008, 12:34 AM
I support Spurs for the glory and all the silverware we are consistantly winning! :p
sko16
05 Jan 2008, 01:43 AM
I support Spurs for the glory and all the silverware we are consistantly winning! :p
I support Spurs for their rock-hard consistency and their world-class defending.
Hauler
05 Jan 2008, 02:11 AM
Well my favorite player played here for a 1 1/2 so I decided to follow spurs. It's been a tough journey but I have fallen in love with the club. Edgar Davids was the man I talk of, he may have not done all that well here but I heard that this was one of his favorite clubs and so has it become my #1.
The Double
05 Jan 2008, 02:13 AM
Because i love pain
DaeHaMinGuk
05 Jan 2008, 03:06 AM
Well my favorite player played here for a 1 1/2 so I decided to follow spurs. It's been a tough journey but I have fallen in love with the club. Edgar Davids was the man I talk of, he may have not done all that well here but I heard that this was one of his favorite clubs and so has it become my #1.
One of my reasons as well.
The first club I supported was Juventus, and Davids is one of my favorite players of all-time. When he moved to Tottenham, I had no choice but to become a fan. I've watched the EPL regularly since 2000, but never had a team.
In addition to Davids, my Korean-American blood roots for Korean players, so when Spurs signed Davids and YP Lee, it was set in stone for me to cheer for Spurs.
Moreover, I loved Robbie Keane's goal celebrations and Spurs always-attacking style.
I've gone through a ton of ups and downs since 2005, but that is what keeps me coming back for more.
thfc25
05 Jan 2008, 04:38 AM
One of my reasons as well.
Moreover, I loved Robbie Keane's goal celebrations and Spurs always-attacking style.
whatever happened to that celebration? he used to go nuts right after he scored, do his somersault in front of the fans then shoot his hand like a gun. loved that celebration wish he would bring it back!
Hauler
05 Jan 2008, 05:41 AM
One of my reasons as well.
The first club I supported was Juventus, and Davids is one of my favorite players of all-time. When he moved to Tottenham, I had no choice but to become a fan. I've watched the EPL regularly since 2000, but never had a team.
In addition to Davids, my Korean-American blood roots for Korean players, so when Spurs signed Davids and YP Lee, it was set in stone for me to cheer for Spurs.
Moreover, I loved Robbie Keane's goal celebrations and Spurs always-attacking style.
I've gone through a ton of ups and downs since 2005, but that is what keeps me coming back for more.
Right on man! I was wondering what some of you guys thought about this. What about bringing Edgar back to Spurs but in a coaching capacity? I think he could teach some of the defensive players how to have a nasty streak and also his conditioning was second to none. I bet even now at this time the man is in better condition then probably some of our players at this current time.
Would this be something that could be good for us or would it really not matter all that much. Another thing is the passion and love he had for the club. Your thoughts.
electrickeeper
05 Jan 2008, 09:28 AM
One of my reasons as well.
The first club I supported was Juventus, and Davids is one of my favorite players of all-time. When he moved to Tottenham, I had no choice but to become a fan. I've watched the EPL regularly since 2000, but never had a team.
That sounds eerily familiar to myself.
songoose
05 Jan 2008, 12:51 PM
I've only been following Premiership for a few years now... started when I first started getting Fox Soccer Channel.
As someone who grew up in Boston, the "lovable loser" mentality of Spurs reminded me of my beloved Red Sox (the ones of my childhood, not the ones of today). Trust me, it means much, much more after years of suffering than it does when you win all the time.
Keep the faith.
mattie g
05 Jan 2008, 12:55 PM
My brother and I thought their name was funny and quintissentially British, so we adopted them as "our team," although we couldn't really follow them back then.
Now, with the internet and FSC in the States, it's a hell of a lot easier to floow them and my love for them has only grown. Being a Philly fan, the constant year-in, year-out disappointment feels so right to me. I don't know what I'll do if and when Spurs actually win something...
KHowe
05 Jan 2008, 01:01 PM
I've only been following Premiership for a few years now... started when I first started getting Fox Soccer Channel.
As someone who grew up in Boston, the "lovable loser" mentality of Spurs reminded me of my beloved Red Sox (the ones of my childhood, not the ones of today). Trust me, it means much, much more after years of suffering than it does when you win all the time.
Keep the faith.
Ditto.
I had no intention of following one of the big four. I also didn't want to follow a team that would never be on TV, or would never have a chance of winning anything. Like thfc25, I'm half English. The other parts Irish/Norwegian, so I wanted a club that had some English and Irish players. Liverpool has the English, Irish, and Norwegian players, but are part of the big four. Spurs have as much English as anyone, and with Robbie Keane as one of Ireland's best, it was an easy choice. Martin Jol also helped alot, it's hard to dislike a man like him. Finally, being a London club would make it easier to visit, as I don't have much desire to vacation in Liverpool or Newcastle. Add reading in The Glory Game, no brainer.
HomeatHighbury
05 Jan 2008, 01:20 PM
I'm half English and the first time i went to England was when i was five years old to meet my mum's side of the family. None of the women particularly cared for Tottenham, but all of the men...uncles, cousins, etc were and still are all Tottenham fanatics. I remember sitting there as a 5 year old watching a match with all of them and it was the coolest experience. A week or two later for Christmas my cousin got my a Tottenham tea mug while my uncle got me a Tottenham shirt. That mug was the only thing i drank anything out of for ages. I would watch the BBC news with my parents religiously for a 30 second clip of highlights. then when the internet was decent i would follow the matches online too. now im able to watch every single match. i would call my "dorm room" more of a Tottenham shrine too. 5 jerseys from various seasons hung up next to a tottenham flag and scarf.
next year will be my 15th of loyal support. COYS
Adrian, I just can't wait to see that dorm room of yours once I'm back up at school...:rolleyes:;)
Sorry they didn't give you a better show for your first match at the Lane.
amathews3416
05 Jan 2008, 01:39 PM
Started following the Premier League a couple of years ago when I discovered FSC. Didn't want to become a fan of the Big 4...I hate bandwagoners and it seems like all Americans root for one of them, just because they are the best.
At the time the Spurs were regarded as an up and coming club that would challenge for one of the top 4 spots. Plus, I like an attacking style with lots of goals and action. Basically I wanted to find a fun team to watch and one that wasn't regarded as one of the best already.
pookspur
05 Jan 2008, 01:41 PM
i've done it so long, i really can't remember why. i suppose 'addiction' is the best word.
i have hazy memories of a glorious upside. nowadays it takes i-don't-know-how-much of spurs to produce a smidge of real joy.
a bit like heroin, i guess.
KHowe
05 Jan 2008, 02:07 PM
a bit like heroin, i guess.
That's the best analogy I've heard of Spurs. Ever.
Brings great joy for a short period of time (that illustrious first, tying, or potentially winning goal), but in the long run it's just bad for your health (the stress knowing we are going to, or usually the heart dropping once we finally do concede the losing, or drawing goal).
Oh well, here's to "one of these years".
Goalline92
05 Jan 2008, 03:17 PM
Low IQ and a high threshold for pain.
Goalline92
05 Jan 2008, 03:31 PM
Ditto.
I had no intention of following one of the big four.
The big four? Who the hell are the big four.
Arsen*l, Man U and Liverpool are clearly ahead of the pack, but who is this 4th team you speak of? Aston Villa? Wolves? Leeds United?
I became a fan as a 13 year old lad when Spurs played the first of the 2 cracking FA Cup finals contests against our whipping boys, Man City. My parents are from Ghana, but I am a limey by birth and by citizenship so I paid some attention to the old English First Division. At the time Leeds held my attention, Leeds being my place of birth. Dad followed Liverpool at the time so they caught my attention somewhat.
Being a black kid and a striker, I was immediately drawn to Garth Crooks, at a time when there were only a handful of black players in the top flight of English football. Plus, there was just something so beautiful about the way Spurs played. Ultimately, Hoddle became my favorite player of all-time. The man was a wizard.
mattie g
05 Jan 2008, 03:38 PM
That's the best analogy I've heard of Spurs. Ever.
Which is why I repped him.
pookspur
05 Jan 2008, 04:15 PM
...Being a black kid and a striker, I was immediately drawn to Garth Crooks...
marginally related ...
back then, the only way i could follow spurs was through weekday trips down to the library to see the previous sunday's Times, and the occasional acquisition of (invariably months-old) footy magazines. in one sample of the latter, there was a photo of crooks and steve archibald in which the caption beneath had it's information reversed. consequently, i spent the better part of an entire year thinking crooksie was a white guy with a beard. :o