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”.
1882 announcement – Maribor
Tomorrow night we play Maribor at The Lane. The 1882 movement will be up in Block J of the Shelf stand. We expect a night of fantastic atmosphere in a battle of noise with the passionate Slovenian support. We hope to match them song for song in an attempt to drive the team forward to a victory we desperately need if we’re going to make it out of the group stages of the Europa League. The club are well aware of what the 1882 is, and what it is trying to achieve. They support us as we support the shirt. […]
1882: The Spurs Poet
We realise that us publishing this is a little self-indulgent, but The Spurs Poet did such a cracking, goosepimple inducing, job that we couldn’t not share it with you. Now and then we get a buzz Of something in the air We really let the world pass by We do not have a care But together we can conquer As the Tottenham masses unite Maribor the enemy On a cold Thursday night It was a stark contrast To a game played at the Lane Only a few days earlier When the boos we could not tame But this is not […]