The Fighting Cock by Martin Cloake
There are some great independent Spurs blogs and podcasts being produced at the moment and I always try to make my small contribution to raising their profile when I can. Lately I’ve been picking up on The Fighting Cock and the 1882 movement. I’ve followed a couple of the lads involved on Twitter and recognise some names from back in the day on the old TopSpurs message board, and there’s a real energy to what they are doing.
I’m going to sound as old as I feel when I’m listening to the podcast now but it’s really encouraging to hear what sounds like a new generation creating something and questioning the blandification of modern football. The Fighting Cock is above all passionate about Spurs, but there’s a recognition of the bigger picture that chimes with a growing feeling that’s coalescing around the Stand Against Modern Football initiative. Having come from a generation at Spurs that, despite our fanzine experience and efforts with various independent supporter initiatives, has not really made the impression we once thought we could, what’s most encouraging is the can-do spirit that pervades The Fighting Cock crew. They are a reminder of what football supporters are capable of, and of a spirit that is, in one of the great Steve Perryman’s favourite words, “proper”.
Your people are suffering, speak to us Daniel
So finally Daniel has emerged from his hi-tech bunker, and it was worth waiting for, wasn’t it? At first glance – which, at this stage is a very jaundiced and weary one – any Spurs fan with a keyboard and twenty-five minutes of time could have formulated a similar emollient. But like everything he does, the statement has been calculated and parsed within an inch of its life. It’s not exactly Humphrey Appleby stuff, but he’s managed to cover his arse so well he could get a job at Mothercare. Nothing in there could really come back to haunt him. The stadium […]