Ha ha, great thread!
Sherigmann and ThinkTank have both tried to give it the big one, and both got ripped apart by more intelligent people. Genius :lol:
What a small, sad individual you are. I'm not going to waste my time any further. You keep your negativity. I'll carry on thinking about the good things, thanks.
Yes, Ricky, we will stuff them!
Agree with your original post.
My view is that there are fans who adopt a 'spurs fan' persona, they act how they think a loyal football supporter should act, regardless of the situation. The model they subscribe to is one where the spurs supporter is a cheerleader and apologist for the team/manager whatever happens and in doing so they 'prove' to everyone else that they are far more of a fan...than anyone else; the bestist fan in the whole wide world. Not true fans in my opinion.
They label anyone who has a critical word to say as a non-believer and a heretic and attempt to banish them from the kingdom of the pure. The irony is that the ones who 'criticize' (and I don't mean the unreasonably hyper-critical ones that are never satisfied and have absolutely no perspective on the game at all; I mean the ones that make reasonable/rational/logical points) are the ones I class as true supporters, they are ones who want to drive the club forward and see us succeed at the highest level and are not content with mediocrity.
There are some fans that have battered wives syndrome and will excuse the husband whatever. They are grateful for any 'crumb' they are given. They lose all perspective and their value system is shot to pieces.
I've supported this club all my life and have seen the highs and lows and loved this club through it all, that love I have for the club is what drives my passion to will us to succeed and progress, it also drives my anger and annoyance at the things we do that prevent this from happening.
So, we have a lot of people, as supporters, who are more than comfortable with the status quo, they've been there before, they know it well, it's almost strangely reassuring to be back in the arena of the average again. They still have all the tools to deal with it and reason it out and are more than willing to do so, to again, set themselves aside from the Judas mob.
I enjoyed writing that, that was very cathartic.
I have commented in the past about the aggression shown to those who criticise the status quo at Spurs .
Its less now imo .
I think the status quo defenders can sometimes be a bit confused between being at a match and being on this board and their ire is boosted at negative remarks as if the players/staff could actually hear and be affected by the negativity .
This isn't the case I don't reckon .
I have commented in the past about the aggression shown to those who criticise the status quo at Spurs .
Its less now imo .
I think the status quo defenders can sometimes be a bit confused between being at a match and being on this board and their ire is boosted at negative remarks as if the players/staff could actually hear and be affected by the negativity .
This isn't the case I don't reckon .
Shall I start a thread about our distinct lack of having Kaká at the club?
We have plenty of "KaKa" already at the club. Its why we`re struggling.
As I said in my post: MOST of the sentences were true..., who cares if we should have or would have...the thing is we did not and here are the stats:
Shots (on Goal)23(9)12(6)Fouls1810Corner Kicks53Offsides13Time of Possession56%44%Yellow Cards01Red Cards00Saves45
Look at shots on goal and possession plz
And again: Would Bent have been on the bench? If so....are you still HAPPY with that? Is that POSITIVE?
Both Levy and Jol has said before that we aim for the Champions League...so many times that i dont even bother looking for a quote......no I guess u will deny it then so here goes:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/t/tottenham_hotspur/6957639.stm
If we were pushed or sat back? What do you think? Did we get pushed back by Fulham, Sunderland? If so....is that POSITIVE? are you HAPPY then?
Agree with your original post.
My view is that there are fans who adopt a 'spurs fan' persona, they act how they think a loyal football supporter should act, regardless of the situation. The model they subscribe to is one where the spurs supporter is a cheerleader and apologist for the team/manager whatever happens and in doing so they 'prove' to everyone else that they are far more of a fan...than anyone else; the bestist fan in the whole wide world. Not true fans in my opinion.
They label anyone who has a critical word to say as a non-believer and a heretic and attempt to banish them from the kingdom of the pure. The irony is that the ones who 'criticize' (and I don't mean the unreasonably hyper-critical ones that are never satisfied and have absolutely no perspective on the game at all; I mean the ones that make reasonable/rational/logical points) are the ones I class as true supporters, they are ones who want to drive the club forward and see us succeed at the highest level and are not content with mediocrity.
There are some fans that have battered wives syndrome and will excuse the husband whatever. They are grateful for any 'crumb' they are given. They lose all perspective and their value system is shot to pieces.
I've supported this club all my life and have seen the highs and lows and loved this club through it all, that love I have for the club is what drives my passion to will us to succeed and progress, it also drives my anger and annoyance at the things we do that prevent this from happening.
So, we have a lot of people, as supporters, who are more than comfortable with the status quo, they've been there before, they know it well, it's almost strangely reassuring to be back in the arena of the average again. They still have all the tools to deal with it and reason it out and are more than willing to do so, to again, set themselves aside from the Judas mob.
I enjoyed writing that, that was very cathartic.
I'll defend their right to do what ever they want, even if it is Rockin' All Over The World.
And I like it.
What many people get fed up with is when the sasme people come on the boards after every match moaning about robbo, jol,levy, ledley, dawson, lennon, in fact, about everything they can possibly think of. These people then embolden other like-minded individuals and before we know it every thread is gradually suffocated by this insidious negativity.
It is not wrong, or right, it is BLOODY ANNOYING! That is why people start getting abusive.
Look forward, it is what keeps us all going back, the belief, or more often the hope. that next week/month/year/decade we will be better. That we'll be able to hold on for a famous victory at Anfield, or finally beat the scum from up the road. That is what it is all about, hopes and dreams. If you all are so negative, why do you even bother? When you think that Jol is the worst manager in the world, Robbo the worst keeper, Keano the most frustrating, Berbo the least committed, how do you carry on?
I for one can just about take a knee-jerk postmatch comment, what I cannot, and should not have to, take is constant moaning about my team.
As far as I am concerned the naysayers should be ruthlessly chased away or forced to recant their sins.
AMEN