Why a Spurs Fan?

You outrageous flirt. *bats eyelashes*

Don't you have an act of petty vandalism to commit or something, you northern peasant?

 

Not tonight, no more vandalism until I fill your house up with whipped cream when your out.

 

Ah I see, the conditions of the ASBO prevent it. Don't forget the cherries. Glacier ones. I like your fags for life sig, btw. No more of this self hating now, you hear?

Anyway. I'm off. Little later/earlier than I thought.

Take it easy you raasclat.

 

I'm going to walk to the shop and get the paper and roll back in to bed. See you around hot stuff

 

I can't claim any of the following....it was just what was told to me when I selected Spurs as the best EPL club as to why Arse as so evil.


The issue of the rivalry between Spurs and the Arse goes far deeper than geography, or even the story of them stitching us up in the league.
No, the differences are evident in every aspect of the two clubs. From the teams' colours (did you know the Arse borrowed their first strip from Nottm Forest? They never returned it. Figures), to their fortunes on the pitch (Spurs the Cup Kings, Arse expert 3 point muggers), to their very football philosophy (Spurs to entertain all who love The Beautiful Game, Arse to satisfy themselves and the few sad, socially inadequate, trainspotting, stamp collecting, impotent, Real Ale drinking, anorak wearing, compulsive wanking, Reliant Robin driving gits that turn up to watch them).
Everyone hates the Arse, who were known as 'Lucky Arse' in the THIRTIES
for their uncanny ability to bore their opponents into submission, then
steal the points in the last minute. Today's Filth may try to play with a
little more flair, but if you asked them if they would rather have a 1-0
snorathon than a 3-3 draw, the positive result would be too much to
resist. To the Plumstead Pikeys and their wretched band of followers it is
not how you played the game, but simply whether you won or lost.
Oh, one final difference between Spurs and Islington's cure for
insomnia-the Scum's pre-match meal is grilled orphan's hearts. Actually, that isn't true but you can't trust them-those Frogs'll eat anything.

AND some specifics on the promotion-relegation incident.....

First of all there is always going to be rivalry between clubs that
are situated close together, but there are a few things that make ours
a bit more than that. First, was the move of the Arse from Woolwich to
Islington, which was basically stepping on the toes of Spurs who were
already established in N. London. Shortly afterwards in 1919 was the
infamous promotion/relegation incident.

At the end of 1914-15, Chelsea and Spurs had finished bottom of the
First Division. Derby County and Preston North End had topped the
Second Division. There was no league football between 1915 and 1919,
due to the war. In 1919, it was decided to extend the number of clubs
in the Football League from 40 to 44. The First Division had been
extended on a previous occasion by cancelling the relegation of the
bottom two clubs and promoting the top two in the Second Division. It
was generally assumed (especially in N17!) that the same method could
be used again, thus saving Spurs and Chelsea from the drop. However,
this was not to be.

Derby and Preston were promoted as a matter of course. During the war
years it had emerged that Liverpool and Manchester United had 'fixed'
a match which had ensured neither were relegated but which left
Chelsea in 21st place. Partly because of this revelation, Chelsea were
not relegated. However, the Football League said there was no reason
why Spurs should remain in the First Division.

This decision left one place vacant in the top flight, and Arsenal
(who had finished around 6th in the second division in the last
pre-war season) proposed that there should be an election to fill this
remaining place. There were more deserving clubs worthy of promotion
in the Second Division - namely Barnsley, Wolves and Birmingham who
had all finished the 1914-15 season ahead of Arsenal. There was some
bribery - allegedly - and Arsenal duly took the vacant position in the
first division. As we all know, they have never been relegated since.
Spurs, on the other hand, bounced back to win the second division at
the first attempt with a record number of points.

This is not the end of the misfortunes we have suffered at the hands
of the Gooners. Melvyn Bragg recently said in an interview in the
Sunday Telegraph that it was his understanding that Arsenal had
deliberately lost two games near the end of season 1927-28 to ensure
that Spurs were relegated. No evidence was put forward to substantiate
these allegations, however.

So the seeds of the bitter hatred were sown early in the century, and
though most Spurs fans probably don't know much of this history, the
legacy has been passed down to them.


My apologies that I don't know who provided this information...I only save the posts and not the names of the posters.

 

Because they have a special history and tradition.

I consider Arsenal the enemy because they're geographically close to us and they're the only London club to rival us in terms of history.

 

Cos we are Jewish.

 

is there a catholic team in north london?? cuase in theory.. thats who i should support...

for me.. im probably the farthest thing from being jewish.....`

 

I'm not Jewish. Its geographical. Plus, all other teams are dogshite.

 

I'm far from being a Jew aswell. Most of our support isn't even jewish anymore.

 

Im not actually Jewish either but because i support Spurs it makes me a Yid. We are all Yids!! Technically we are not actually Jewish though but we are kinda.....

 

Bwah-hah-haaaaaaaaaaaa!!

All good, all good.

If you're gonna buy one from the official shop, bring someone with you. Tottenham is now a crappy area!

 

No its not. I think its a really nice area.

 

Well by English standards it's a crappy area.

It's not Beirut or anything.

 

The area isn't that great (all due respect to anyone living around there)

 

Don't pull any punches you heartless bastard.

 

I hate the area, but it doesn't scare me. My Nan lives there and on matchdays there's probably no safer place (if you're a home fan!).

I wouldn't choose to go there for anything other than seeing my nan or for a game. There just isn't much there, unless you need to have your hair braided, send money to an african country or fancy a dodgy kebab.

 

So that's 3 reasons you go to Tottenham.

 

I get of at the underground station and walk to the ground, I always think its quite a nice road to walk up. Pretty interesting place. Not like anywhere im used to.

 

I always get off at Seven Sisters aswell and walk to the ground, can be good use of exersise, but can be annoying also.

 

When i lived in Ware, in Herts, the train would go straight into WHL station. Picking up loads of people along the way.

Can't beat a matchday, it's brilliant.

 

I never used that station, dunno why though, when i lived in London i used the tube all the time for the matches, and all spurs fans getting off at Seven Sisters, cool stuff.