The Tottenham Thread (Merged)

[Manc in London]

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This is only relevant because Spurs like to bring up the "spending" argument all the time, like your players are all academy products and play for free. But its not so nice when your most hated rivals have sort of pissed all over you on that account. Finances is a huge part of the modern game, but efficient use of said resources is infinitely more important. When it comes to that point, nobody can begrudge Arsenal plaudits because they've outperformed us all and ONLY they have bragging rights in that regard.

I do have a chuckle to myself when Spurs fans get into a frenzy about how much Chelsea and City spend, and how their ‘business model’ is morally superior.

If Spurs fans think being charged very high prices, meaning that many locals are unable from going to games at WHL, is ‘moral’, then that is up to them. They must be so proud.

The focus on finance by Spurs fans is simply a reflection of the fact that they are always looking for an excuse why they are not the best team. If we were in the same financial position as Spurs, then we would be hearing excuses about foreign ownership being ‘immoral’ an unfair advantage or that we are less deserving of our status as we slower than they are at replacing our carbon footprint.

Spurs = Excuse FC.

Virtually every London club who has played in the PL has been more productive than Spurs in producing quality, young footballers. I guess they have an excuse why that is not the case. I bet they have an excuse why that is the case. They will probably blame the public transport infrastructure in the vicinity of Spurs Lodge.

 

[MSP]

Yep, I guess they'll like their moral superiority when they sell Modric and Bale and go back to 7-8 poisitions as before they hit this good generation.

 

[Manc in London]

Mind you, I've seen you post on theshedend and your unwarranted hatred for all things Spurs makes it utterly unsurprising that you would come on here to attack spurs without provocation. Perhaps i could take what you say about Spurs more seriously if you weren't so clearly biased. Nice one skipping the Torres question though, pretty stand-up of you to pick and choose what you respond to.

In my opinion Castiel is a good poster. He makes contributions on other threads too.

Maybe like most City fans he comes across as anti-Spurs becauise he is sick and tired of those Spurs fans who infest the internet, spreading their bile about how City and Chelsea fans are worthless plastics that represent the evil face of, not just football, but the universe.

 

[Speaker]

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This is only relevant because Spurs like to bring up the "spending" argument all the time, like your players are all academy products and play for free. But its not so nice when your most hated rivals have sort of pissed all over you on that account. Finances is a huge part of the modern game, but efficient use of said resources is infinitely more important. When it comes to that point, nobody can begrudge Arsenal plaudits because they've outperformed us all and ONLY they have bragging rights in that regard.

I do have a chuckle to myself when Spurs fans get into a frenzy about how much Chelsea and City spend, and how their ‘business model’ is morally superior.

If Spurs fans think being charged very high prices, meaning that many locals are unable from going to games at WHL, is ‘moral’, then that is up to them. They must be so proud.

The focus on finance by Spurs fans is simply a reflection of the fact that they are always looking for an excuse why they are not the best team. If we were in the same financial position as Spurs, then we would be hearing excuses about foreign ownership being ‘immoral’ an unfair advantage or that we are less deserving of our status as we slower than they are at replacing our carbon footprint.

Spurs = Excuse FC.

Virtually every London club who has played in the PL has been more productive than Spurs in producing quality, young footballers. I guess they have an excuse why that is not the case. I bet they have an excuse why that is the case. They will probably blame the public transport infrastructure in the vicinity of Spurs Lodge.

Or the fact that we have to compete with four other clubs for any quality young players. I would actually say that it is due to our scouting network being weak, we just don't seem to find many quality youngsters abroad, as opposed to Arsenal. SO yeah it's our fault really, just a bad scouting network.

As for home grown players from the surrounding area, West Ham aside there has only been three english players that have come out of arsenal, chelsea, or spurs, and that was cole, terry, and king. So one a piece on the home front, and i'm pretty sure that all three of those players actually played for the same youth team at dulwich hamlets if i remember correctly. Apart from those three i'm not sure if there is another regular starter that has come from the surrounding area at any of the "big london 3".

 

[samharris]

Suarez is definitely not normal, he should be banned for life.

He is one player I wouldnt feel owt for if he broke a leg or sommat..

Despicable twat..

 

[Speaker]

Mind you, I've seen you post on theshedend and your unwarranted hatred for all things Spurs makes it utterly unsurprising that you would come on here to attack spurs without provocation. Perhaps i could take what you say about Spurs more seriously if you weren't so clearly biased. Nice one skipping the Torres question though, pretty stand-up of you to pick and choose what you respond to.

In my opinion Castiel is a good poster. He makes contributions on other threads too.

Maybe like most City fans he comes across as anti-Spurs becauise he is sick and tired of those Spurs fans who infest the internet, spreading their bile about how City and Chelsea fans are worthless plastics that represent the evil face of, not just football, but the universe.

I'm a member on spurscommunity and there isn't really an antiy city or chelsea sentiment on there at all. We all hate arsenal, but that's to be expected. I think most of this negative association comes from GG, which i have never been on, but there was a thread on spurscommunity denouncing it as an absolute shit hole of a website.

It's all well and good disliking a team if that's what you want to do, i personally only dislike one team, Arsenal, and that's for obvious reasons. However, if you can't post subjectively about something, then maybe you shouldn't post at all. For example, I pretty much stayed completely away from any discussion on Spurs vs City on this board, and really tried to limit mentioning it as i knew i would be biased. Castiel has posted on another board that he hates Spurs more than any other team on the planet, so i don't really understand what he expects to gain from involving himself in a discussion about them.

 

[spurspinter1]

I'm a member on spurscommunity and there isn't really an antiy city or chelsea sentiment on there at all. We all hate arsenal, but that's to be expected. I think most of this negative association comes from GG, which i have never been on, but there was a thread on spurscommunity denouncing it as an absolute shit hole of a website.

You folks are just jealous, spending your days circle jerking to eye tee kays essentially summing up the headlines of the day before :P

 

[The Future's Blue]

Point out one quote of mine anywhere on this board that could be labelled as delusional.

We play much better football than they do, and our manager doesn't whinge and make excuses every single time a result goes against us. Add in the delusional arsenal fans who still insist that "if everyone is fit then arsenal has the best 11 in the premier league" makes spurs a much more attractive team to the neutral.

You did ask. Keep it going though, I'm waiting for you 2 to get out the handbag's.

 

[Castiel]

And what Spurs fan constructed that comparison for sky? Just because the editing crew at a tv station knocked something together does not mean that all spurs fans (who had nothing to do with its creation) are delusional. Point out one quote of mine anywhere on this board that could be labelled as delusional.

Mind you, I've seen you post on theshedend and your unwarranted hatred for all things Spurs makes it utterly unsurprising that you would come on here to attack spurs without provocation. Perhaps i could take what you say about Spurs more seriously if you weren't so clearly biased. Nice one skipping the Torres question though, pretty stand-up of you to pick and choose what you respond to.

What do you want to know about my take on Torres? I had a whole conversation with Andouble earlier in this very thread about how much of an unadulterated disaster he has been. Do you think I'm avoiding the question? Fernando Torres is the single biggest mistake Chelsea FC has ever made and he will never succeed here in my opinion. Part his fault, part ours. He may be able to regain his form, but certainly not here and probably not in this league.

I'm happy for any of my posts there to be quoted here. Some City fans from HERE read and contribute to that forum. I'm not playing some two faced act, or I wouldn't be using the same username. Some of my opinions the City fans wouldn't like have been posted on both sides, like the fact that I think United will win the league for a variety of reasons and that I disagreed with the defence of Balotelli's stamp. I just wasn't a prick about voicing those opinions so they keep me around.

I really don't like Spurs and thats not a secret, I don't think any Chelsea fans do anyway. But I've pointed out why. The moral superiority complex really grinds me. And many Spurs fans are guilty of buying into it. I dislike Barcelona for the same reason "me es que un club".

I also specifically said that I use the term "you" collectively, not personally and that the "media being in on it only amplifies it" - but I'm accused of reading selectively.

 

[Speaker]

Point out one quote of mine anywhere on this board that could be labelled as delusional.

We play much better football than they do, and our manager doesn't whinge and make excuses every single time a result goes against us. Add in the delusional arsenal fans who still insist that "if everyone is fit then arsenal has the best 11 in the premier league" makes spurs a much more attractive team to the neutral.

You did ask. Keep it going though, I'm waiting for you 2 to get out the handbag's.

And 'Arry is well renowned for his excuses is he? Funny, he doesn't seem to be in the same league as Dalglish and Wenger.<br /><br />-- Tue Feb 07, 2012 6:20 pm --<br /><br />

I'm a member on spurscommunity and there isn't really an antiy city or chelsea sentiment on there at all. We all hate arsenal, but that's to be expected. I think most of this negative association comes from GG, which i have never been on, but there was a thread on spurscommunity denouncing it as an absolute shit hole of a website.

You folks are just jealous, spending your days circle jerking to eye tee kays essentially summing up the headlines of the day before :P

I DESPISE the itk's haha. I can't remember him now, but that utter bell end who's behind the scenes info was "yellow". I could have punched my screen!