I agree about the prohibition of the drum contributing to the atmosphere problem. I remember boring, boring 0-0 games against the likes of Villa and Boro, when there WERE lulls in singing, because there was NOTHING to cheer on the pitch. At those times, the drum would pierce the silence with a BOOM, BOOM, BOOM-BA-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM, YIDS! ...and we'd be off again.
Ah, the rosy tinted spectacles of hindsight. When I looked back at a match report on Spurs Oddyssey for Villa at home from 2001, theres a surprise.....
SATURDAY 28TH APRIL, 2001
FA CARLING PREMEIRSHIP
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 0 (0) ASTON VILLA 0 (0)
Referee:- C. Wilkes
Attendance:- 36,096
Teams:-
Spurs (4-3-2-1):- Sullivan; Carr, Doherty, Gardner, Young; Davies (sub Thelwell, 75), Sherwood (Capt.), Clemence; Korsten, Leonhardsen; Ferdinand (sub Etherington, 75)
Subs not used:- Walker; Hillier; Piercy
Booked:- Young (Foul)
Aston Villa (4-4-2):- James; Delaney, Southgate (Capt.), Barry, Wright; Merson, Taylor, Boateng, Staunton (sub Ginola, 80); Dublin, Vassell (sub Joachim, 80)
Subs not used:- Enckleman (GK); Samuel; Stone
No bookings
Some fickle Spurs fans around me actually started to boo their young side off the pitch at the end of this game. Those boos soon subsided for heartfelt applause for former hero, and true Spur, David Ginola, who as expected, received a standing ovation when he came on with ten minutes left to play. But what about those who booed their own side? Don't they realise that this is a scratch side, drawn from extremely limited resources available at this time? Yes - Willem Korsten had an average game. Yes - Leonhardsen and Clemence suffered at times with woeful touch, but let us look at the positive aspects of this game......
The rest is at
http://www.spursodyssey.com/0001/av280401.html
Ah, the rosy tinted spectacles of hindsight. When I looked back at a match report on Spurs Oddyssey for Villa at home from 2001, theres a surprise.....
SATURDAY 28TH APRIL, 2001
FA CARLING PREMEIRSHIP
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 0 (0) ASTON VILLA 0 (0)
Referee:- C. Wilkes
Attendance:- 36,096
Teams:-
Spurs (4-3-2-1):- Sullivan; Carr, Doherty, Gardner, Young; Davies (sub Thelwell, 75), Sherwood (Capt.), Clemence; Korsten, Leonhardsen; Ferdinand (sub Etherington, 75)
Subs not used:- Walker; Hillier; Piercy
Booked:- Young (Foul)
Aston Villa (4-4-2):- James; Delaney, Southgate (Capt.), Barry, Wright; Merson, Taylor, Boateng, Staunton (sub Ginola, 80); Dublin, Vassell (sub Joachim, 80)
Subs not used:- Enckleman (GK); Samuel; Stone
No bookings
Some fickle Spurs fans around me actually started to boo their young side off the pitch at the end of this game. Those boos soon subsided for heartfelt applause for former hero, and true Spur, David Ginola, who as expected, received a standing ovation when he came on with ten minutes left to play. But what about those who booed their own side? Don't they realise that this is a scratch side, drawn from extremely limited resources available at this time? Yes - Willem Korsten had an average game. Yes - Leonhardsen and Clemence suffered at times with woeful touch, but let us look at the positive aspects of this game......
The rest is at
http://www.spursodyssey.com/0001/av280401.html