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Supporters The Y Word

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The third Spurs game I ever watched was Chelsea away. I was 12 or 13. The scum started chanting loads of anti-semitic shit, throwing nazi salutes towards the away fans. 30 seconds later, they were being drowned out by what felt like every single Spurs fan shouting 'Yid Army' in defiance. It drowned the racists out.

That memory will stick with me until the day I die.

I can't even believe we're talking about banning people from saying it. I'll think about stopping it the day the police start handing out prison sentences to the Chelsea/Spam fans who hiss at us.
 
One part of me says that time moves on and things change. Knowing that some Jewish friends don’t feel comfortable with us singing Yid army I can see both sides of the coin.

Is football a pure moral place with no racism, sexism, animal abuse, wife beating, rapists etc etc.??? And are we really the problem here? Well no. Are we the easiest target to start with on something like this. Probably.

I’m guessing songs with Yid will still be sung in pubs and on trips abroad etc just in the stadium people will start to be a bit careful if there is a chance of losing ST cards or memberships.

And in my heart I will always be a Yid. As will many thousands with me. Just the way it is. That’s going to the grave

As an aside I remember turning to my nephew on Saturday and saying hearing McNamaras Band playing at the start of the second half is a reminder of how much I love Spurs and coming to the Lane. Nice that some things don’t change isn’t it. How old is that song??
 
Nutter-Naylor said:
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Getting on now, my bowels are not what they used to be.
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I read the article on the BBC today about this and I'm amazed where they find these people to take part in the surveys. Apparently 23,000 fans voted against saying 'Yid' yet last night at the ground and every week there's 55,000 fans singing 'Yid army'.

So from what I make of it is because the keyboard and internet warriors took part in a survey it means the word has to be banned. Shit world we live in.
 
Top_Spur said:
I read the article on the BBC today about this and I'm amazed where they find these people to take part in the surveys. Apparently 23,000 fans voted against saying 'Yid' yet last night at the ground and every week there's 55,000 fans singing 'Yid army'.

So from what I make of it is because the keyboard and internet warriors took part in a survey it means the word has to be banned. Shit world we live in.
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No there isn't and that's the point.
 
Top_Spur said:
I read the article on the BBC today about this and I'm amazed where they find these people to take part in the surveys. Apparently 23,000 fans voted against saying 'Yid' yet last night at the ground and every week there's 55,000 fans singing 'Yid army'.

So from what I make of it is because the keyboard and internet warriors took part in a survey it means the word has to be banned. Shit world we live in.
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I think it was a loaded question to get the answer they wanted in order to spin the Y word debate.
 
Top_Spur said:
Well my hearing needs to be checked because every game I've been to this season which is all the home games that's the most common chant.
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Most common chant and stating 55,000 are signing it every game is different. Not everyone chants/sings it.

But just to be sure, and for your own piece of mind...

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I wonder why the club are going so far with this and I question the integrity of the so called consultation; might they have already made up their minds what course to take after some meeting with their PR advisors? Perhaps they have an eye towards future buyers and want to sanitise the 'product' as much as possible. Maybe they have concluded a Middle Eastern sheik would be less likely to buy a club who's fans sing so vociferously about being Yids.

I posted this in 2019 the last time everyone outside of the faunae got their knickers in a twist, but it's worth another look.
https://www.thejc.com/comment/comme...ns-chanting-yid-reminds-me-of-a-joke-1.478784
 
Larry David said:
season ticket not getting renewed next season

The atmosphere with the day trippers and the way football is going has made me feel like this for a while but this is the final nail in the coffin for me

Not being able to say a word that is part of my heritage, that isn’t offensive in its original meaning, because Chelsea fans moaned about it, is just so ironic it’s untrue

They’re the ones that took that word and made it negative in the first place

Being a Jew I loved the fact that my race and football team had a link, that I was welcomed in and protected from genuine racists since I went to my first game aged 7, that fellow fans would stand up for me wether they were Jewish or not, and we could all share something.

I’ll continue to use the word at the ground for the rest of the season, if I get banned or fined or whatever for it, I’ll take legal action against the club, who are they to tell me, as a Jew, what I can and can’t say

Then I’m done, let the day trippers spend their money there, I’ll watch on tv and remember the good times I had growing up, standing in the park lane, of what was a true football stadium, no light shows needed, no retractable pitches, just 30 odd thousand people sharing something every week

RIP Spurs and RIP Football
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SpiderSpurs said:
Most common chant and stating 55,000 are signing it every game is different. Not everyone chants/sings it.

But just to be sure, and for your own piece of mind...

Book a Free Hearing Test | Boots Hearingcare

Hearing loss or ear problems? Find your nearest store and book a free, no-obligation appointment with one of our expert audiologists today.
www.bootshearingcare.com www.bootshearingcare.com
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Okay fair enough, maybe 55,000 was a slight over estimate but the main point I'm trying to make is it's pretty loud in the stadium when everyone chants 'Yid Army' so it's the majority.
 
Larry David said:
season ticket not getting renewed next season

The atmosphere with the day trippers and the way football is going has made me feel like this for a while but this is the final nail in the coffin for me

Not being able to say a word that is part of my heritage, that isn’t offensive in its original meaning, because Chelsea fans moaned about it, is just so ironic it’s untrue

They’re the ones that took that word and made it negative in the first place

Being a Jew I loved the fact that my race and football team had a link, that I was welcomed in and protected from genuine racists since I went to my first game aged 7, that fellow fans would stand up for me wether they were Jewish or not, and we could all share something.

I’ll continue to use the word at the ground for the rest of the season, if I get banned or fined or whatever for it, I’ll take legal action against the club, who are they to tell me, as a Jew, what I can and can’t say

Then I’m done, let the day trippers spend their money there, I’ll watch on tv and remember the good times I had growing up, standing in the park lane, of what was a true football stadium, no light shows needed, no retractable pitches, just 30 odd thousand people sharing something every week

RIP Spurs and RIP Football
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Pretty, pretty good Larry!


Seriously - fucking great post!
 
Nutter-Naylor said:
Front Wheel Skid is Cockney rhyming slang for Yid.

Why don't we just call ourselves the Skids? Skid Army?

Still Jewish but rhymes with Yid. Meets all the criteria.
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Like it and if questioned can always say nah you misheard me I said skid - I reckon even the best of lip readers would struggle to prove otherwise.
Regarding renewing my st I will be telling the club my intention to keep using the word next season and asking if they would rather I didn’t renew and that if I do renew would they take any action against me or any other fan for using the word.
 
Top_Spur said:
I read the article on the BBC today about this and I'm amazed where they find these people to take part in the surveys. Apparently 23,000 fans voted against saying 'Yid' yet last night at the ground and every week there's 55,000 fans singing 'Yid army'.

So from what I make of it is because the keyboard and internet warriors took part in a survey it means the word has to be banned. Shit world we live in.
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You'd almost think they are making it up to drive a specific agenda. Almost.
 
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