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When Did You First Start Supporting Spurs and Why?
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whl_yid1982
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I had to put up with the majority of my family coming from stratford and being west ham fans!!!
Luckily my old man has never been a football fanatic so i had to make my own choice of football team to support.
In 1990 being 8 years old i watched gascoigne and lineker as the heart of an english team which unluckily failed to reach the finals. They were my two favorite players as a kid after that tournament which led me to support thfc and i have supported them since through thick and thin. Gascoigne used to be my idol. COYS.
Luckily my old man has never been a football fanatic so i had to make my own choice of football team to support.
In 1990 being 8 years old i watched gascoigne and lineker as the heart of an english team which unluckily failed to reach the finals. They were my two favorite players as a kid after that tournament which led me to support thfc and i have supported them since through thick and thin. Gascoigne used to be my idol. COYS.
Danners9
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My Mum is Scottish, my Dad's family are all from N17. So growing up in Herts I didn't have much choice, some shitty Scottish club that she wasn't really interested in anyway or Tottenham. I had Spurs supporting grandparents, uncles and cousins too. As well as people at school.
I first got into football in 1989. I know this because my first shirt was the 88/89 one and I had a video... and then the 1990 World Cup came along and Gazza and Lineker were (to me) England's best players. Gazza had all the ability in the world, and Lineker scored a lot. I asked to go to a game for my birthday in 1990 and that was that.
I first got into football in 1989. I know this because my first shirt was the 88/89 one and I had a video... and then the 1990 World Cup came along and Gazza and Lineker were (to me) England's best players. Gazza had all the ability in the world, and Lineker scored a lot. I asked to go to a game for my birthday in 1990 and that was that.
Chatterbox1169
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I'll probably be slated for this but I'm a relatively new Yiddo! I've always loved football but not supported a single team (dad died when I was young so never trained me!). I met my hubbie 6 years ago, he took me to a game at the Lane, I said "I like this, we need to go all the time" and he'd converted me!!!!!! Been ST holders for 5 years and I buy him his ST for his birthday every year!!!!
SelbYido
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Weird one for me - I just decided to support Spurs...
I'm from Selby in North Yorkshire &, apart from 3 years at Uni in Sheffield, I've always lived there. My family are mainly from Sheffield & there is no history of Spurs-love in any of my relatives. I decided to I was Spurs at the age of 8 & I guess I'd put it down to the following...
1. The first major tournament I watched on telly was the 1990 World Cup, when Gazza & Lineker were my heroes - they were both playing for Spurs at the time.
2. Most of the kids at my school supported Leeds as they were the nearest relatively decent team. However, most of these kids were complete twats so that counted Leeds out for me.
3. I liked the white kit but, again, Leeds were twats...
4. Basically, I'm an awkward bastard & just decided that it would satisfy my perverse sense of humour to support a team no-one else I knew did...
Anyway, I stuck with it & 19 years on my initially completely arbitrary love of a club I had no connection to has grown into what it is today, an obsession that leads me to spend the last 20 minutes or so telling a bunch of complete strangers how & why I came to love Spurs so much.
Plus, we're TOP OF THE FUCKING LEAGUE!!! :-D
I'm from Selby in North Yorkshire &, apart from 3 years at Uni in Sheffield, I've always lived there. My family are mainly from Sheffield & there is no history of Spurs-love in any of my relatives. I decided to I was Spurs at the age of 8 & I guess I'd put it down to the following...
1. The first major tournament I watched on telly was the 1990 World Cup, when Gazza & Lineker were my heroes - they were both playing for Spurs at the time.
2. Most of the kids at my school supported Leeds as they were the nearest relatively decent team. However, most of these kids were complete twats so that counted Leeds out for me.
3. I liked the white kit but, again, Leeds were twats...
4. Basically, I'm an awkward bastard & just decided that it would satisfy my perverse sense of humour to support a team no-one else I knew did...
Anyway, I stuck with it & 19 years on my initially completely arbitrary love of a club I had no connection to has grown into what it is today, an obsession that leads me to spend the last 20 minutes or so telling a bunch of complete strangers how & why I came to love Spurs so much.
Plus, we're TOP OF THE FUCKING LEAGUE!!! :-D
bomberH
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I first started slating Spurs when i realised we weren't signing superstars every week. 'But we're Spurs godammit" i'd shout to whoever would listen, but no, we kept on signing players who just 'improved' us gradually. "But they'll come to Spurs over anyone else, we're the greatest thing ever" i'd argue, sometimes. But still nothing.
I then slated Spurs even more when we were winning, because i didn't know what 'happiness' and 'positive' were. I'd slate each one of our players even though they'd won, because i'm not happy unless i'm angry or generally being a ****.
Have i got the wrong idea of this thread?
I then slated Spurs even more when we were winning, because i didn't know what 'happiness' and 'positive' were. I'd slate each one of our players even though they'd won, because i'm not happy unless i'm angry or generally being a ****.
Have i got the wrong idea of this thread?
SelbYido
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Yes, although you seem to have got the right idea about several other threads in Spurs Chat... :grin:
sherbornespurs
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I was born in post-war Toxteth, Liverpool. My family, both maternal and paternal, had lived in the city since the Industrial Revolution. During the war my dad, one of 7 kids, served alongside Matt Busby and Bob Paisley, and when he got de-mobbed he joined the Civil Service, this meant moving around the country every 3 or 4 years, ever further south.
When I was about 7 we moved to Brimsdown, just East of Enfield - I recall pressing my nose up against our front window watching all the men winding their way to the local station for the short train journey to Northumberland Park. This was 1960/’61/’62 and ’63 – the true Glory, Glory nights.
My Dad, who worked in the tax office at Scotland Green, just off the High Road, witnessed most home games during this period – not bad for someone who had spent the late 1930’s and 40’s standing on the Kop in the boys pen with his brothers and all his pals. He’s 91 this year and he still watches every televised Spurs game, or listens in on the radio commentary (followed by an immediate post-match analysis phone call to me or my brother).
For two weeks during the school summer holidays I’d visit my Aunts, Uncles and Cousins in Liverpool. One of my Cousins helped run the Beatle’s fan club, another was an occasional drummer for ‘The Searchers’ while another played right wing for Everton in the early ‘70’s.
On one such visit to Liverpool one of my uncles took me to Anfield (1964) to see them play Man City. Liverpool, under Bill Shankly, was becoming a major force in football and they won 4-1, however all I remember was that everything seemed so dark, smoky and grim. The locals spoke in tongues I couldn’t fathom behind the overwhelming fumes of booze. I recall being quite frightened by the whole experience.
Two week later, back home in Brimsdown, my Dad took me to WHL – and what a difference!
We played Wolves, won 4-3, and my abiding memory from my vantage point high up in the old East stand was of vivid colour, from the brilliant white shirts of Spurs and the dazzling floodlights, to the old gold and black kit of Wolves and the pea-green bright colour of the pitch. And get this – everyone present looked so HAPPY!
I was hooked, and to this day I still believe your football club chooses you and not the other way round.
I’ve loads of memories between then and now, and I’ve got 3 lads of my own who are all mad keen Spurs. My work is almost done, but one day I’ll write it all down!
When I was about 7 we moved to Brimsdown, just East of Enfield - I recall pressing my nose up against our front window watching all the men winding their way to the local station for the short train journey to Northumberland Park. This was 1960/’61/’62 and ’63 – the true Glory, Glory nights.
My Dad, who worked in the tax office at Scotland Green, just off the High Road, witnessed most home games during this period – not bad for someone who had spent the late 1930’s and 40’s standing on the Kop in the boys pen with his brothers and all his pals. He’s 91 this year and he still watches every televised Spurs game, or listens in on the radio commentary (followed by an immediate post-match analysis phone call to me or my brother).
For two weeks during the school summer holidays I’d visit my Aunts, Uncles and Cousins in Liverpool. One of my Cousins helped run the Beatle’s fan club, another was an occasional drummer for ‘The Searchers’ while another played right wing for Everton in the early ‘70’s.
On one such visit to Liverpool one of my uncles took me to Anfield (1964) to see them play Man City. Liverpool, under Bill Shankly, was becoming a major force in football and they won 4-1, however all I remember was that everything seemed so dark, smoky and grim. The locals spoke in tongues I couldn’t fathom behind the overwhelming fumes of booze. I recall being quite frightened by the whole experience.
Two week later, back home in Brimsdown, my Dad took me to WHL – and what a difference!
We played Wolves, won 4-3, and my abiding memory from my vantage point high up in the old East stand was of vivid colour, from the brilliant white shirts of Spurs and the dazzling floodlights, to the old gold and black kit of Wolves and the pea-green bright colour of the pitch. And get this – everyone present looked so HAPPY!
I was hooked, and to this day I still believe your football club chooses you and not the other way round.
I’ve loads of memories between then and now, and I’ve got 3 lads of my own who are all mad keen Spurs. My work is almost done, but one day I’ll write it all down!
I'm American, and when I grew up I didn't really know anyone who followed football. However, at some point I ended up with a copy of FIFA 03 (I think?), a game that didn't let you start managing any of the top clubs, so I picked one of the two best teams they would let me sign, taking Tottenham over Everton. Since then, I started watching matches, and decided to take the only side whose players I knew already-Spurs. Since then, I have learned to love Spurs, complete with all of its ups and downs. I started following seriously during the campaign in which we should have gotten fourth, and now follow very closely and watch all the matches I can, and hopefully will be attending my first match this upcoming fall.
The other big thing I've learned is that PES is much better than FIFA. I just didn't know any better back then.
The other big thing I've learned is that PES is much better than FIFA. I just didn't know any better back then.
Bowlesinho
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My Mum's family came from Enfield, her Great Uncle was a massive Tottenham fan, was even a non-executive director or something like that in the 70's and looked after her when her Dad died. They all moved up North with him when he got a good job near Sheffield.
My Dad is Sheffield through and through and so supports Sheff Utd.
It must have been bout 89/90 time that I had to make a choice between the 2, (up until then I'd just supported players, Platt at Villa being a favourite at the time).
I went round to my Great Uncle's round Christmas time and he had a selection of football mugs. There was a Sheff Utd mug, a Sheff Wed mug, a Liverpool mug, a Villa mug and a Tottenham mug.
The Tottenham mug was his, all chipped with 'Spurs are Magic' wrote on it. All the others were brand new. He took each mug and placed under the chimney and got me to say the team's name are magic (i.e. Sheff Utd are magic), with Sheff Utd nothing happened, similarly nothing happened with the Wednesday one, Villa one or Liverpool one.
Finally he took the Spurs mug, got me to hold it under the chimney and got me to say Spurs are Magic. Lo and behold a pound coin dropped into the mug and that was my choice made.
Looking back I suppose I was bought for a pound but I still get teary eyed and know I'll do the exact same trick when I have kids!
My Dad is Sheffield through and through and so supports Sheff Utd.
It must have been bout 89/90 time that I had to make a choice between the 2, (up until then I'd just supported players, Platt at Villa being a favourite at the time).
I went round to my Great Uncle's round Christmas time and he had a selection of football mugs. There was a Sheff Utd mug, a Sheff Wed mug, a Liverpool mug, a Villa mug and a Tottenham mug.
The Tottenham mug was his, all chipped with 'Spurs are Magic' wrote on it. All the others were brand new. He took each mug and placed under the chimney and got me to say the team's name are magic (i.e. Sheff Utd are magic), with Sheff Utd nothing happened, similarly nothing happened with the Wednesday one, Villa one or Liverpool one.
Finally he took the Spurs mug, got me to hold it under the chimney and got me to say Spurs are Magic. Lo and behold a pound coin dropped into the mug and that was my choice made.
Looking back I suppose I was bought for a pound but I still get teary eyed and know I'll do the exact same trick when I have kids!
GilzeansGrandad
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As a small boy I remember the football results coming on the radio. The name Hotspur gripped my imagination somewhat, as there was a comic of the same name around then, with stories of daring deeds:
http://www.britishcomics.20m.com/hotspur.htm
I followed them as a teenager; didn't really call myself a fan until I went to WHL for the first time in 1970. Since then they have had a grip on my heart.
http://www.britishcomics.20m.com/hotspur.htm
I followed them as a teenager; didn't really call myself a fan until I went to WHL for the first time in 1970. Since then they have had a grip on my heart.
well i was very close to being a gooner! i know awful! my grandad was a young boy and grew up in the north london area. he use to go and watch arsenal a lot but my great grandad had a couple of games for the mighty spurs so it was follow your dad or local team. My grandad made the great choice of follow your dad and he started to support spurs. Eventually my dad became a spurs fan and me and my brother followed the family trend.
leffe186
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Some similarities with me. My Grandad was a gooner but also a very good footballer who got injured early, then disillusioned with the game. As a result, my Uncle Cyril had to take my Dad to the footy when he was a kid and, thank the Lord, he was a Spurs fan.
We think the first game I went to was Spurs v Mansfield in 1977. I was 4!
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