Match Threads Spurs Vs Brighton

[Bulletspur]

Pointing on its own is fine. It's when it is accompanied by shouting or a 360 degree pirouette that it becomes offensive.

What irritates the hell out of me is

1) Player A has the ball and not being pressured
2) There is an opening and good play for Player A to pass the ball to player B
3)Instead Player A passes to Player C, then POINTS that Player C should pass to player B

This is Harry Winks to a tee!

 

[slartibartfast]

I agree with your point but that's a really patronizing way of expressing it. Why be so unpleasant? I'm pretty sure you'd never talk to him like that if he was standing in front of you.

You new here lol?

 

[southlondonyiddo]

Sorry, I realise I'm late to this discussion but this is just bollocks.
And I say that as a fan who used to go to whl all the time but sadly, life changed and I haven't been able to get there for years now.
That's doesn't make me less of a fan, or my opinion less worthy so to think as you apparently do is nothing less than fan snobbery.

My post was poorly worded

Those that go week in, week out are more emotionally, financially, socially invested in the club. That makes a big difference imo

Of course all & any supporters are entitled to an opinion

Seems I really offended all the armchair supporters for which I humbly apologise. Now settle back in your sofas, pop your slippers on, stick the heating up and settle down to more footy on the box while some poor sods freeze their bollox off trying to create an atmosphere for you

 

[Shanks]

My post was poorly worded

Those that go week in, week out are more emotionally, financially, socially invested in the club. That makes a big difference imo

Of course all & any supporters are entitled to an opinion

Seems I really offended all the armchair supporters for which I humbly apologise. Now settle back in your sofas, pop your slippers on, stick the heating up and settle down to more footy on the box while some poor sods freeze their bollox off trying to create an atmosphere for you

That’s probably the most dickish apology I’ve ever read here

 

[spud]

My post was poorly worded

Those that go week in, week out are more emotionally, financially, socially invested in the club. That makes a big difference imo

Of course all & any supporters are entitled to an opinion

Seems I really offended all the armchair supporters for which I humbly apologise. Now settle back in your sofas, pop your slippers on, stick the heating up and settle down to more footy on the box while some poor sods freeze their bollox off trying to create an atmosphere for you

I've been the kind of fan that you describe yourself as. I've probably been to more away grounds than you and spent more money on the club than you. I don't consider myself to be a 'better' fan than those who haven't done that. As for you being more emotionally invested in the club than somebody who doesn't go to any game: pure bollocks.

You should get off your high horse and look up 'humility' in the dictionary.

 

[McFlash]

My post was poorly worded

Those that go week in, week out are more emotionally, financially, socially invested in the club. That makes a big difference imo

Of course all & any supporters are entitled to an opinion

Seems I really offended all the armchair supporters for which I humbly apologise. Now settle back in your sofas, pop your slippers on, stick the heating up and settle down to more footy on the box while some poor sods freeze their bollox off trying to create an atmosphere for you

See, you started off well but then ended up sounding like a dick.
You obviously think you're better than the majority of fans because you're lucky enough to be able to get to games.
You're not better than anyone, you just come across as an arrogant, thoughtless twat, with no consideration to other people's circumstances.
It's not like we don't go to games by choice, for most of us it's because for one reason or another, we can't.
You have no idea how much it pains me that I haven't been able to even get to one game at the new stadium.

But that's just my opinion and probably not worth much because I can't get to games anymore. ?

 

[southlondonyiddo]

That’s probably the most dickish apology I’ve ever read here

Thanks very much. I’ll take that as a badge of honour & compliment

 

[southlondonyiddo]

I've been the kind of fan that you describe yourself as. I've probably been to more away grounds than you and spent more money on the club than you. I don't consider myself to be a 'better' fan than those who haven't done that. As for you being more emotionally invested in the club than somebody who doesn't go to any game: pure bollocks.

You should get off your high horse and look up 'humility' in the dictionary.

You probably haven’t been to more away grounds or spent more money than me. I was definitely more emotionally invested when I was a ST holder

I gave up my ST last summer after going every season since 1975

 

[southlondonyiddo]

See, you started off well but then ended up sounding like a dick.
You obviously think you're better than the majority of fans because you're lucky enough to be able to get to games.
You're not better than anyone, you just come across as an arrogant, thoughtless twat, with no consideration to other people's circumstances.
It's not like we don't go to games by choice, for most of us it's because for one reason or another, we can't.
You have no idea how much it pains me that I haven't been able to even get to one game at the new stadium.

But that's just my opinion and probably not worth much because I can't get to games anymore. ?

I gave up my ST in the summer after going week in , week out since god was a boy…

 

[McFlash]

I gave up my ST in the summer after after going week in , week out since god was a boy…

Well done you.
Not sure what that's got to do with anything though.

Oh wait, are you just highlighting what a great fan you are? Should we be impressed?

 

[southlondonyiddo]

Well done you.
Not sure what that's got to do with anything though.

Oh wait, are you just highlighting what a great fan you are? Should we be impressed?

What a great fan I WAS….. Now I’m just another keyboard warrior

 

[spud]

You probably haven’t been to more away grounds or spent more money than me. I was definitely more emotionally invested when I was a ST holder

I gave up my ST last summer after going every season since 1975

I didn't intend to start a dick-waving contest. I don't give a fuck how many away grounds you (or I) have been to. I was trying to show you how much you sound like a complete prick.

I obviously failed.

 

[southlondonyiddo]

I didn't intend to start a dick-waving contest. I don't give a fuck how many away grounds you (or I) have been to. I was trying to show you how much you sound like a complete prick.

I obviously failed.

How many away grounds have you been to?

 

[Serpico]

My post was poorly worded

Those that go week in, week out are more emotionally, financially, socially invested in the club. That makes a big difference imo

Of course all & any supporters are entitled to an opinion

Seems I really offended all the armchair supporters for which I humbly apologise. Now settle back in your sofas, pop your slippers on, stick the heating up and settle down to more footy on the box while some poor sods freeze their bollox off trying to create an atmosphere for you

They could try a little harder?

 

[Griff001]

I wasn't expecting him to up there with the fastest in the league, but as a wide forward (if that's going to be the role) then I was expecting more pace than what he showed. Maybe he's lacking match sharpness and he'll look better after a few games?

It's not as if I've written him off.

I think your bolded point is the point here. Pretty sure his role isn't really a 'wide forward' role. That's more the wingback's role in Conte's 3-4-3 system.

Conte seems to prefer the two either side of Kane to play more as number 10's, tucked inside a little more and that's where he seems like a great fit. Seems to have the footballing brain to be great in that role, rather than as a pacey wide forward.

 

[Griff001]

My post was poorly worded

Those that go week in, week out are more emotionally, financially, socially invested in the club. That makes a big difference imo

Of course all & any supporters are entitled to an opinion

Seems I really offended all the armchair supporters for which I humbly apologise. Now settle back in your sofas, pop your slippers on, stick the heating up and settle down to more footy on the box while some poor sods freeze their bollox off trying to create an atmosphere for you

And you said your previous post was poorly worded? Jheeze.

 

[spud]

How many away grounds have you been to?

This reply to my previous post shows me that you just don't get it. I look forward to your post telling me that I've never been to an away match.

Have a nice day.

 

[davidmatzdorf]

I agree with your point but that's a really patronizing way of expressing it. Why be so unpleasant? I'm pretty sure you'd never talk to him like that if he was standing in front of you.

I was polite, if a bit tart. No personal insults, as always. But I do get sharp-tongued when I encounter the assertion "I have a right to my opinion". There are times in life when being condescending is just an accurate response to the circumstances. But I confess that I get a bit ratty whenever that statement appears. There are reasons why:

"I have a right to my opinion" is a phrase that is so self-evident that it doesn't need saying - no one is ever trying to deny someone a right to their opinion. They are usually just explaining why the person's opinion is not correct. So why do people say it?

The reason it appears so frequently in these hallowed pages is that many people use it as a proxy for something very different. What they are really implying is this: "my opinion is just as good as everyone else's opinion'". That's false. Opinions are not created equal. Some opinions are factual and some are wrong.

Back in the day, before the internet fucked up everyone's brain, an "opinion" was something like "my favourite colour is blue" or "I don't like avocados". An opinion was an expression of personal preference. Not an attempt to assert personal facts. We don't get to have personal facts. Even on the internet.

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[davidmatzdorf]

My post was poorly worded

Those that go week in, week out are more emotionally, financially, socially invested in the club. That makes a big difference imo

Of course all & any supporters are entitled to an opinion

Seems I really offended all the armchair supporters for which I humbly apologise. Now settle back in your sofas, pop your slippers on, stick the heating up and settle down to more footy on the box while some poor sods freeze their bollox off trying to create an atmosphere for you

Boris, is that you?

 

[DenverSpur]

And you said your previous post was poorly worded? Jheeze.

I fairness to southlondonyiddo said it cannot be denied that a supporter who goes to ALL the games is more invested in the team. Depending where the game is it can mean giving up a whole day just to watch 90 minutes of football. It can mean taking days of work( or giving up work if self employed) to get to mid week away games. It’s a huge investment in time and money. Also because you spend so much time with other supporters who also go to all the games the bond and camaraderie between those fans, and the team, is a huge emotional investment. The players recognize and appreciate the regular away supporters.
It also cannot be denied that supporters who watch the team live game after game have a better insight into how the team is playing both in individual games or over extended periods of time than someone watching on TV or who go to the odd game.
That’s not to say the non ”hard core” supporters are not entitled to opinions or that those opinions are any less valid but they are different perspectives.

I say all this as someone who from 1989 through to 2002 probably only missed half a dozen games live including pre season friendlies(previous to that I’d lived abroad for 15 years). Now I live 1000’s of miles away from Spur’s and am an armchair fan. Here in the States I can(and do) watch everyone of our games but believe me no matter how much it can take over my life at times it is NOTHING at all like the same emotional involvement I felt back there in the 90’s going up and down those motorways week after week. How I miss those days.