'It's not fun' - what being 'Spursy' means to our fans

[Geez]

Anna Howells, content creator for Spurs XY and long-suffering Tottenham fan, bristles at the term 'Spursy' being used about her team - but admits it is an apt description.

"Yes, not a fun word but an accurate one," she tells BBC Sport. "We have been incredibly inconsistent. Somehow both really good and really bad."

BBC Football 2 Dec 24

Consistently inconsistent

 

[TheHoddleWaddle]

It's tedious is what it is. The term. But also because it's fairly accurate.

 

[Spurs_1981]

The term holds no value, I have and will never use it or accept it. A clubs fate is primarily financial. Any of these terms have the same intellectual capital as horoscopes. For some sad reason it perpetuates because some of our fans seem to embrace it.

Using Wikipedia as reference (because it isn't a real word so this is my best source)

"The adjective "Spursy", and its derived noun "Spursiness", then came to be used to denote a certain fragility in the team that consistently fail to live up to expectations and crumble within sight of victory."

So, if Spurs are by definition 'Spursy' then we consistently live up to our expectations. It is a logical paradox.

 

[EastUpperDK82]

Another interesting bit from the article:

The debate between idealism and pragmatism is one on which fans differ.

"Following Spurs this season has been a tonne of fun - that was the narrative in the WhatsApp groups after Roma," Chris Paouros, co-chair of Proud Lilywhites, tells BBC Sport.

"We've spent a lot of time saying we want our Tottenham back. We have it back. This type of football is our identity.

"Ange Postecoglou is the man - his football is irresistible. We are the league's entertainers. I'm happy with that."

 

[Dr Know]

You can't plant onions and expect to get strawberries. The club needs to address our weaknesses and recruit appropriately. The constant change of managers does not help especially when a new manager comes in and does not feel certain players are suited his style of play or even the club. I get that players get injuries but we've had way too many. The issues could be: 1) the players can't physically match the demands of the managers style of play 2) bad buys, they are injury prone 3) our medical department needs a complete overhaul.


That being said, I think we're in serious immediate need of a good defensive coach.....just my opinion

 

[FloridaSpur]

"It's not fun"

So let's blab about it to the BBC.

FFS

 

[beuller]

That being said, I think we're in serious immediate need of a good defensive coach.....just my opinion

A defensive coach? I agree with you. But……… The manager brings in coaches who are inexperienced and unproven in order to have them fully buy in to his beliefs.

A defensive coach of any standing is just going to point out that we have our fullbacks way up the pitch whenever the opposition win the ball back. Roma and Fulham both targeted it and we concede a ton of goals from it. Especially when the full backs have played 3 90 mins in a week.

 

[Gassin's finest]

Its bollocks. Every single football club, ever, other than half a dozen, can say the same thing. So why is it us that gets used as the adjective? Why not "Norwichy" or "Newcastley"?

Bullplop I tell thee.

 

[jackson]

Its bollocks. Every single football club, ever, other than half a dozen, can say the same thing. So why is it us that gets used as the adjective? Why not "Norwichy" or "Newcastley"?

Bullplop I tell thee.

Agree but I guess it's because we nearly get there and fail. I've said before, reality is 99% of teams/fans would be over the moon to be 'Spursy' as they would be doing a lot better than they currently are or have ever done

 

[southlondonyiddo]

We live rent free in so many peoples heads it quite unbelievable

We must be the most thought about club in the universe

 

[Dr Know]

A defensive coach? I agree with you. But……… The manager brings in coaches who are inexperienced and unproven in order to have them fully buy in to his beliefs.

A defensive coach of any standing is just going to point out that we have our fullbacks way up the pitch whenever the opposition win the ball back. Roma and Fulham both targeted it and we concede a ton of goals from it. Especially when the full backs have played 3 90 mins in a week.

Well that in my opinion is not what we need from a manager/head coach. We can all learn from subordinates; I still learn from my own children! I get that management/coaches/staff need to be on the same page but I thought the point of hiring a coach is for that coach to have the ability to perform his/her duties. If that was the case then Ange should just do everything! BTW I'm not even sure of his coaching abilities.

 

[Dennism]

Sadly the London based media is dominated by fans of Arsenal, Chelsea and West Ham and this is why we get so much abuse.

 

[Freddie]

I don't really care about other fans using it in a derogatory/piss taking way. That's water off a duck's back to me. What concerns me is that the existence of the notion of Spursiness impacts that mentality of the team. If we're 2-0 up and concede a goal I feel like the players must feel like losing the lead will be almost inevitable because this idea exists, especially if the players believe in superstitions, curses and the like. And certain players and cultures do so very much.

 

[rossdapep]

Its bollocks. Every single football club, ever, other than half a dozen, can say the same thing. So why is it us that gets used as the adjective? Why not "Norwichy" or "Newcastley"?

Bullplop I tell thee.

I recall a Newcastle fan I know making a post about us and using the term to mock us after we lost a CL game.

Knowing my team hadn't won a trophy for nearly 70 years, I'd probably keep my head down.