Levy / ENIC

[SpiderSpurs]

Football is fun and meant to be an escape from every day life.

Yesterday. Drove to the station. Delayed because of road works. 30 mins and £6 to park.
Train to London. £30.
Bus to Liverpool Street
Train to WHL.
2.5 hours door to door.
Three drinks. 2 for me and one for a random who had 550 points so thought it was worth keeping in his good books. £16.
Usual Block but 15 rows further back for £60. Total £112. Would have been £120 if not for the free chicken burger. Decent but not as good as Chick King and costs £5 more.
90 minutes of utter garbage.
Northumberland Park to Stratford.
Tube to London Bridge.
Train to T.Wells.
20 minute drive.
Nearly hit 3 deer on the by pass. I still don't know how missed them or how the prick tailgating me did not go in to the back of my car. Miracle.
Got home at 22.15.

I must be out of my nut doing that 20-25 times a season. And yet all I am is a CRN.

Sad times.

You do it, not because you are out of your nut, but because you love the club.

That love started long before ENIC came along or before Kane was even born. It will continue long after they are gone.

You (and other fans) are the club and the club is you.

COYS!

 

[Henry Hotspur]

You do it, not because you are out of your nut, but because you love the club.

That love started long before ENIC came along or before Kane was even born. It will continue long after they are gone.

You (and other fans) are the club and the club is you.

COYS!

A sentiment I’ve always striven to echo Spider. You are quite right.

Things do feel a little different this time around though. Putting aside the car crash that is our team/squad/management, there are two further things pushing me out of the door.

The first is ‘modern football’ - a trope that I’m aware has been around for decades. VAR, ESL, Sky, unfettered greed, terrible habits on the pitch, saturation coverage....

The second thing is me. I feel like I’m ‘putting up’ with all of the above out of some loyalty to the past. I’m guilty of mushy nostalgia at the best of times but The Shelf, football at 3 o’clock on a Saturday, magic away days, cheap turnstile prices, Hoddle/Ardiles/Waddle et al aren’t ever coming back. As I sit in a stadium (if I’m honest) I don’t really like (yet?) being deafened by the Star Wars theme and being treated to a ‘light show of constant advertising’ around the pitch I wonder what on earth im doing. And that’s before the game has started.

The two points above are clearly linked to my age and my generation. That isn’t to say I didn’t love Poch and the ride he took our club on. I loved it and the team he built. Maybe I’m just fucking fatigued by it all

 

[Zomb]

A sentiment I’ve always striven to echo Spider. You are quite right.

Things do feel a little different this time around though. Putting aside the car crash that is our team/squad/management, there are two further things pushing me out of the door.

The first is ‘modern football’ - a trope that I’m aware has been around for decades. VAR, ESL, Sky, unfettered greed, terrible habits on the pitch, saturation coverage....

The second thing is me. I feel like I’m ‘putting up’ with all of the above out of some loyalty to the past. I’m guilty of mushy nostalgia at the best of times but The Shelf, football at 3 o’clock on a Saturday, magic away days, cheap turnstile prices, Hoddle/Ardiles/Waddle et al aren’t ever coming back. As I sit in a stadium (if I’m honest) I don’t really like (yet?) being deafened by the Star Wars theme and being treated to a ‘light show of constant advertising’ around the pitch I wonder what on earth im doing. And that’s before the game has started.

The two points above are clearly linked to my age and my generation. That isn’t to say I didn’t love Poch and the ride he took our club on. I loved it and the team he built. Maybe I’m just fucking fatigued by it all

Superb

 

[Mrs Perryman]

I gave mine up at the start of this season. I refuse to give that man anymore of my money. I will continue to go to Tottenham on match days though and watch it in the pub when we occasionally play at 3 PM on a Saturday! Levy will not destroy the friendships I’ve made and the days out I enjoyed!

Quite a few of my crowd are doing / have done that over the last couple of years. Some of my friendships have come about from our away days with the Supporters' Club and still going strong today.
Think that may be the way forward, but what a sad state of affairs.

 

[SpiderSpurs]

A sentiment I’ve always striven to echo Spider. You are quite right.

Things do feel a little different this time around though. Putting aside the car crash that is our team/squad/management, there are two further things pushing me out of the door.

The first is ‘modern football’ - a trope that I’m aware has been around for decades. VAR, ESL, Sky, unfettered greed, terrible habits on the pitch, saturation coverage....

The second thing is me. I feel like I’m ‘putting up’ with all of the above out of some loyalty to the past. I’m guilty of mushy nostalgia at the best of times but The Shelf, football at 3 o’clock on a Saturday, magic away days, cheap turnstile prices, Hoddle/Ardiles/Waddle et al aren’t ever coming back. As I sit in a stadium (if I’m honest) I don’t really like (yet?) being deafened by the Star Wars theme and being treated to a ‘light show of constant advertising’ around the pitch I wonder what on earth im doing. And that’s before the game has started.

The two points above are clearly linked to my age and my generation. That isn’t to say I didn’t love Poch and the ride he took our club on. I loved it and the team he built. Maybe I’m just fucking fatigued by it all

Great post.
I'm sensing with the Hoddle/Ardiles/Waddle et al part we are similar ages and seen similar things.

Personally, I've been a fan for over 40 years, but (due to circumstance) only a ST for less than 40 months. I can't ever see me not being a ST holder now though.

I can remember going to a cup final for £6 and keeping tokens in programmes and ticket stubs to get tickets for certain games.

Football (the day out) is not the magical experience it once was, is that age or is that evolution? I'm unsure.

 

[daveyboy88]

If we sell Harry we should spend 200-250 M this market. Will they do? Nope.

thats what needs to happen. i think if that doesnt happen then levy is going to be slaughtered by the fans.

just simply investing the money from kane isnt going to cut it. the fans need to see some serious ambition invested into the team/squad now

 

[Luxy208]

I can remember going to a cup final for £6

UEFA Final 84, £3 through the turnstiles on lower Shelf. Best night ever for me as a Spurs fan.

 

[Mrs Perryman]

The next time we're good again we will explode. Our time will come.

Nice to read a positive post, as feeling really miserable at the moment.

 

[Mrs Perryman]

Hi Mrs P think my sister and I will too for one more years and see what happens....

Hi George, think that's all we can do at the moment - lick our wounds and come back again next year. Hope to see you and your sister in the Dispensary

 

[Mrs Perryman]

UEFA Final 84, £3 through the turnstiles on lower Shelf. Best night ever for me as a Spurs fan.

The UEFA Cup Final in 1972 was only 50p for standing - I was perched on the little fence at the back of the Paxton and hardly saw a thing. But it didn't matter, just being there was enough

 

[Henry Hotspur]

Great post.
I'm sensing with the Hoddle/Ardiles/Waddle et al part we are similar ages and seen similar things.

Personally, I've been a fan for over 40 years, but (due to circumstance) only a ST for less than 40 months. I can't ever see me not being a ST holder now though.

I can remember going to a cup final for £6 and keeping tokens in programmes and ticket stubs to get tickets for certain games.

Football (the day out) is not the magical experience it once was, is that age or is that evolution? I'm unsure.

Im 48 and you must be around the same age. I do try to reject the rose tinted glasses whenever I fall into that trap. I’m unsure whether it’s age or evolution too mate.

Ive got one foot out of the door but i wouldn’t be surprised if I’m up there in August. We are, after all, addicts...

 

[Trotter]

The UEFA Cup Final in 1972 was only 50p for standing - I was perched on the little fence at the back of the Paxton and hardly saw a thing. But it didn't matter, just being there was enough

Was first game I ever went to, being little then, was right at front.

 

[george5]

I'm in Uckfield mate.

Crowborough

 

[Mrs Perryman]

Was first game I ever went to.

wow - all downhill from that!

 

[george5]

Hi George, think that's all we can do at the moment - lick our wounds and come back again next year. Hope to see you and your sister in the Dispensary

Definitely, see you there!...now that’s positive COYS

 

[Trotter]

wow - all downhill from that!

In the main yes.
At least the 84 one I can remember being at both games, don't really remember much about the 72 but think I have spotted myself in the video of the game.

First game I can really remember being at properly was the following season I think, home to Newcastle. 2 down at half time, won 3-2

 

[Nutter-Naylor]

Crowborough

Ha! We have probably bumped into each other as some point I imagine.

 

[MouraThat]

Everyone is fixated on getting the right manager , quite rightly.

But for me if we don't spend big this summer that's an even bigger problem.. We need to become competitive again.

Yesterday I think showed this. Although bare in mind the squad have no manager because Ryan Mason just picks his friends and makes no subs until the last minute.

We clearly need better players.
Hopefully the new manager is backed. My only worry is if we finish completly outside Europe how much 'pulling power' do we have.

 

[John Thomas]

 

[John Thomas]

They would spend it on average players if they had the money.

They'll probably spend it on young prospects and hope one or two become world class.
If they do, they'll then want to leave as their own ambition outgrows the clubs.

And we go again.