Comments on: How I Became A West Country Spurs Fan

By: Andrew Macpherson

Andrew Macpherson — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 21:46:00 +0000

Those were the days! My Spurs Journey started in the early eighties when Garth Crooks was less enoying and a curly wurly was 10p. Watching Ossie, Hoddle and Villa on the box suddenly made football worth watching for me.

Brilliantly written mate! Nice One!

By: James Le Masurier

James Le Masurier — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:40:49 +0000

“…but instead of Napoleon and Wellington, the famous commanders were Burkinshaw and Bond.”

-Brilliant!

By: sam pateman

sam pateman — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 07:56:33 +0000

Great read mate, i was born in Highbury ( 62) into a all gooner family lol but my love for Jimmy Graves and big Pat Jennings made me see the light . I have been very lucky and have been going home and away ( home i started going on my own at nine years old) ( away games from 13 ) for well over 30 years but its you guys who make that special effort who are the real supporters, nice one mate

By: therumourman

therumourman — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 23:08:04 +0000

My love affair started in 63 and our European Cup win with my second namesake Bobby Smith . Through good years and bad and 47 years later from the age of ten and approaching 58 in April my nerves are shredded with this and our last two goes at top four cartel bashing .And living 12 miles from Liverpool Everton Man utd and City on my door step its been a tough and sometimes funny adventure .Like my trip to Wembley to the milk cup and my ticket bougth from the north west and jumping up with delight when Archiballed scored and i whooped with delight and all around me there was silent;s and cries of kill him rang out even from women . This never bothered me i was a cocky so and so but if we had won i may not be here now there was one sad fan on the train that day all the way to my home town Widnes. there’s only two things you cant change your children and your team . i geuss me you and all the other adopted Spurs are prove of that ,well done lets Hope this is one of our good Years .COYS

By: Ian Bullen

Ian Bullen — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 19:15:37 +0000

Many thanks for your comments.
I am sure your experiences are just as interesting as anyone else’s.
Take care mate.

By: spurssince82

spurssince82 — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:53:21 +0000

Decent read. Free of all the sensationalism and predictably scathing shit* that most of these people usually put up
here. Mostly it would seem just to create a debate calling
for someones head (Harrys/JJ/Crouch) or something
similarly devisive and Odious in its origin. Analysis and
general observations of our player and managers is the
norm, but the scrutiny at such close quarters ….does not
always make for (a worth while read).
Nice

By: northern spur

northern spur — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:34:45 +0000

I have followed spurs for slightly longer than you, and from almost as far way, so I can relate quite easily to the expereinces and emotions described in this excellent piece. I also have a tale to tell about John Pratt (involving a kiss on the hand at the last game of the season against Leicester City in the mid 70′s), but I reckon I’ll save the details until I pluck up the courage to write an article for publication here.