Why do you support Spurs?

[Dundalk_Spur]

Taken to WHL by my parents and then my mum in the early 80's, and it is kind of in the blood now.
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My Mums partner "supports" Arsenal to wind me up, and is constantly trying to turn my 4 1/2 year old to the dark side but he is holding strong.

I worked with a guy from Oz who supports Collingwood, so I always look out for their games.

 

[Wellspurs]

My mums uncle lived in north London and its hard to believe now but used to watch Spurs and Arsenal on alternate weeks.
In the early 60's Spurs were the best of the two and my mum got me supporting Spurs. I remember as a kid looking in the paper to see if Greaves had scored again.

 

[hybridsoldier]

I actually really liked John Barnes and then leant towards Man Utd as a kid but I didn't even watch football. My old man supported Spurs but he never pushed me to support them and I didn't support them because of him.

I think it was the early 90s and I remember some game on TV and we were at my Uncles and everyone was watching it, all Man Utd and Liverpool fans. I think it was maybe Spurs v Norwich. I actually watched the game and by the end I supported Spurs....it just happened

The I remember New Years and we beat Man Utd 4-1 I think, again at my uncles with all the Man U fans I think that was the first time I openly was rooting and cheering for Spurs.

Luckily I got to go and see my first game at WHL not too long after that, against Coventry, we lost 3-1. But Klinsmann played and that was enough for me!

Never looked back after that.

 

[Kingstheman]

All of my dad's family support Arsenal, both his late mum's side and his dad's side.

My dad, despite being born in Islington, started supported Spurs during the 1950s and saw the double winning side. He has seen Spurs win F.A Cup finals at Wembley and the UEFA Cup against Anderlecht.

I supported Spurs because I was born in Walthamstow, because my dad supported them, because I like teams that play in white and with blue shorts. I support them because Gary Lineker and Paul Gascoigne played for them, as well as Erik Thorstvedt and Gary Mabbutt when I got into football. The first season I remember supporting Spurs, we won the F.A. Cup against Nottingham Forest. Oh and Chris Waddle married my mum's 4th cousin.

My grandfather tried to get me to support Arsenal. NOT IN A MILLION YEARS!

My brother is a lot younger and grew up when the glory hunting of Man Utd began. My dad gave him such a look of thunder when he mentioned at dinner one night that he supported Man Utd, he's since been Spurs.

Spurs are the only team. I have shouted so loud a former neighbour bellowed at me to shut up once after we scored a goal. When they play, its like someone has injected me with adrenaline, I can't sit still or be satisfied until we are comfortably winning. I remember how bad I felt following the Man City 3-4, the Man U 3-5, the Lasagne-gate. I remember my heart sinking in an Argos warehouse during a Summer job when Sol Campbell became a turncoat and how I had to chuck the shirt away that had his name and number on it. Can't get excited about other teams scoring goals unless it benefits Spurs. Can't get upset about teams conceding goals unless it benefits Spurs.

I used to live next to Doug Livermore, he used to wave to me out of his old BMW when he saw me playing football in the street in my Spurs shirt. Ray Clemence used to visit him.

Chris Hughton's kids went to the same primary school and church (he occasionally attended). Ossie Ardiles sat a few feet away from me in the same church once. His son went to my school.

Pat Jennings supposedly lives nearby as does David Howells, whose brother I got a taxi for during a Summer job working at a hotel in between University years.

My dad got Gazza to sign his plaster cast at some local Indian restaurant just prior to him leaving for Lazio.

And like BBLG, my kids will support Tottenham as will all of my descendants until either the end of time or the end of my line.

Just wish I could go to more games though.

 

[tony_parkes]

I'm a 4th generation Spurs fan but I've always lived in the north west of England.

My Great Grandad was from Edmonton and was a Spurs fan, he passed that on to my Grandad. My Dad grew up near Charlton's ground but was a Spurs fan. He moved to a different part of the country and got married to my Mum and passed on the Spurs gene to me.

I live in Liverpool now and although my 6 year old son isn't that in to football at the moment he has a Spurs kit and says that he supports them. I've taken him to a couple of games and we are better than the red shite my in laws support.

It's in my blood, my Uncle rings me after most games to have a chat. I'm pissed off that my Dad died the season we finally got in to the Champions League, he'd have loved to have seen that and the subsequent European adventure.

 

[ostrov]

I love all those mad Spurs fans:grin:

 

[KentuckyYid]

It's a family tradition. Any members who announced support for another club are quickly honour killed.

 

[Kingellesar]

I was given the choice of a Tottenham home kit or a Tottenham away kit as my first football kit, so yeah I decided to go with errr Tottenham.

 

[not_tenth-again]

My old man (who grew up on Whitechapel Rd) supported them as a boy but got belted by fellow supporters (football thugs) prior to a Cup Semi or Final (back in the day, sometime in the 60's I'd expect) and switched his allegiance to Chelsea of all teams. My uncle is fanatical and was apparently a youth goalkeeper in his early to mid teens (he swears by it but i'm not sure it's ever truly been confirmed) and his side of the family grew up on the Seven Sisters Road.

I was born and raised in Australia but use to watch the one hour highlights in Australia every week with Dad. He'd mentioned Spurs more than any other team but in all honesty I was just watching for the skill and hoping to pick up some tips - so naieve! Anyway, first visited England in '98. Spend the first few days in the country with my uncle and aunt and it was set in stone from there. Only seen maybe 5 games (first being Mido on debut against Portsmouth) though. My kids don't know it yet but they will support two teams - Spurs and Stuttgart, you can lock that one in Eddie!

And... i support the Sydney Swans, I played one of those aus-kick games at half time on the SCG when i was about 10 and besides who else was there to support up here???

Anyway, hope you got something interest out of my little trip down memory lane

 

[mano-obe]

Dad supports Spurs, his Dad did too and his father before him. You either support Spurs or you're put up for adoption/ignored. Everyone seems to be Spurs in the family.

I sort of envy the older Spurs fans that have seen us win the League and Europe. For around 25 years we haven't really done much at all medal wise.

With it already being 50 years since our league win, it wouldn't surprise me if it went another 50 years. It just puts a smile on my face we still have a huge fan base waiting for that big day!

 

[fortworthspur]

lived in the UK from 1978-1983. I liked the name more than anything else.

 

[Fergus]

At the ripe old age of 5 (1960), I was seated on a train with my Arsenal-supporting father. This fit-looking bloke got in at WHL station, wearing a nice suit, and sat down in the opposite corner of the compartment. My father whispered something in my ear, so I walked up to him and announced "my dad says you're a dirty bugger." After Dave Mackay stopped laughing he gave me his autograph and an enamel Spurs badge. I've never looked back.

 

[Kingstheman]

At the ripe old age of 5 (1960), I was seated on a train with my Arsenal-supporting father. This fit-looking bloke got in at WHL station, wearing a nice suit, and sat down in the opposite corner of the compartment. My father whispered something in my ear, so I walked up to him and announced "my dad says you're a dirty bugger." After Dave Mackay stopped laughing he gave me his autograph and an enamel Spurs badge. I've never looked back.

:rofl: Amazing!

 

[sweyid]

It started out with me seeing a ball with the cockerel and the text "Tottenham Hotspur - The pride of North London", which sort of got me hooked. Then my idol Klinsmann joined and that's that.

But I didn't really follow Spurs actively until about '04 or something, but it all started out with Klinsmann and the fact that my dad, despite being a Liverpool fan, loved Ossie, Hoddle and later on Ginola. Having Gazza in "my" team was pretty cool when I was a kid and my mates older brother played against Spurs in '99 or something when they did their tour in Scandinavia. He was pretty much the coolest guy ever back then so it made it even better.

 

[Adam456]

At the ripe old age of 5 (1960), I was seated on a train with my Arsenal-supporting father. This fit-looking bloke got in at WHL station, wearing a nice suit, and sat down in the opposite corner of the compartment. My father whispered something in my ear, so I walked up to him and announced "my dad says you're a dirty bugger." After Dave Mackay stopped laughing he gave me his autograph and an enamel Spurs badge. I've never looked back.

Great story and more than a little Hitchcock

As said in a similar thread a couple of years ago I've been supporting Spurs for as long as i can remember kicking a ball or watching a game. It's not inherited or local, my parents are Mancs and I grew up in rural Wales. The earliest I can remember was us winning the cup in 81, 82 and Hoddle was the player I aspired to be. So that's been 30 years.

I always ask myself if, when I have kids, how I'll influence them to watch Spurs. I had absolutely no reference and ended up choosing the greatest club on the planet.

How would you do it ?

Should you feel bad about taking you kids to WHL to, effectively, Spurs-wash them or should you just let them choose but risk them being gooners etc.

A scouser friend of a friend, on hearing his son come home from school declaring himself a Manc apparently went and packed a bag for him, called him to the front door and told him if he supported ManU he could go find somewhere else to live. Kid burst into tears as you can imagine !

How far would you go ?

 

[dav3j]

At the ripe old age of 5 (1960), I was seated on a train with my Arsenal-supporting father. This fit-looking bloke got in at WHL station, wearing a nice suit, and sat down in the opposite corner of the compartment. My father whispered something in my ear, so I walked up to him and announced "my dad says you're a dirty bugger." After Dave Mackay stopped laughing he gave me his autograph and an enamel Spurs badge. I've never looked back.

That's a top story, love it!

 

[WestBelfast Spurs]

Watching Gazza in the 1991 FA cup got me hooked on crack, i mean Spurs

 

[Kingstheman]

Watching Gazza in the 1991 FA cup got me hooked on crack, i mean Spurs

School-boy's own stuff?

 

[Grey Fox]

Because I am Fekkin mental.

Serious reason was My dad used to support Spurs and Wet Sham and go to matches on alternative weeks (I know) so I always had a feeling for London clubs in general although I lived in Warwickshire and my older brother supported Villa. When I was 7 he took me to a Villa Spurs game (old league cup) Spurs lost 4-1, but players like Greaves Mackay and Blanchflower were playing and something inside of me must of known they were better than Villa really and to wind my brother up I started supporting the Spurs.

In 65 my Dad arranged with some local Man U supporters who were getting a coach to WHL a couple of places and I saw Spurs beat Man U 5-1 (Ithink). That was it WHL was a better ground than Villa Park the team was better and that was it. 47 years later I am still suffering and enjoying the good times again.

I have had the pleasure of getting to know some of the players from the 70's and 80's and been all over Europe to support the lads. In my teens for about 4 years I went to nearly every game home and away even friendlies all paid for through paper rounds and odd jobs.

 

[TheGreenLily]

Family tradition and local club :up: