First things first. When I say Spurs, I am not talking about the American basketball team San Antonio Spurs but the lesser known English football team Tottenham Hotspurs. I hope I haven't offended any fellow Spurs fans by calling our beloved team 'lesser known', but in India and especially in my state, that is pretty much the case.
When I tell someone that I support Tottenham in the English Premier League, people stare at me in bewilderment and ask,"Are you crazy?". So I have finally decided to clarify how I ended up being a Spurs fan.
All of this began in good humor at about this time last year. Most of my friends are die hard fans of the top clubs of England namely Reds, Blues, Red Devils and Gunners. EPL was the trending topic in our group. So I too decided to support a team for fun. Call it peer pressure.
So I offered my fan support to the highest bidder and as expected their were no takers. No one wanted a plastic fan :( . So I decided to find a club of my own. My first choice was the Toons because I liked the movie goal :P. But somehow I opted for spurs. Maybe it was the buzz created by the Bale transfer or the fact that they were always on the verge of breaking into the top four. Anyways, that's how I became a Tottenham plastic fan. And normally I would have left the club by the end of the season but something happened in between. Somewhere mid season, I believe I have made the transition from plastic fan to fan. There is still a long way to go to be a die hard fan but lets concentrate on the reasons for being a fan.
The primary reason is of course our boss, Mauricio Pochettino. The Argentine has changed the face of the team by putting faith in youth and homegrown talent. His tactics seemed to have paid dividend last season with Tottenham reaching the final of Capital One Cup and finishing fifth in the season. The victories against Chelsea and arsenal were especially sweet :). This season too the team seems to be heading in the right direction with the defensive loose ends tied up and most of the dead wood cut out. Though we still badly miss a defensive midfielder.
Anyways even with "Prince" Harry, "Victor" Hugo and Christian we are still the Underdogs. And for some strange reason, I enjoy that feeling.
To dare is to do....
When I tell someone that I support Tottenham in the English Premier League, people stare at me in bewilderment and ask,"Are you crazy?". So I have finally decided to clarify how I ended up being a Spurs fan.
So I offered my fan support to the highest bidder and as expected their were no takers. No one wanted a plastic fan :( . So I decided to find a club of my own. My first choice was the Toons because I liked the movie goal :P. But somehow I opted for spurs. Maybe it was the buzz created by the Bale transfer or the fact that they were always on the verge of breaking into the top four. Anyways, that's how I became a Tottenham plastic fan. And normally I would have left the club by the end of the season but something happened in between. Somewhere mid season, I believe I have made the transition from plastic fan to fan. There is still a long way to go to be a die hard fan but lets concentrate on the reasons for being a fan.
The primary reason is of course our boss, Mauricio Pochettino. The Argentine has changed the face of the team by putting faith in youth and homegrown talent. His tactics seemed to have paid dividend last season with Tottenham reaching the final of Capital One Cup and finishing fifth in the season. The victories against Chelsea and arsenal were especially sweet :). This season too the team seems to be heading in the right direction with the defensive loose ends tied up and most of the dead wood cut out. Though we still badly miss a defensive midfielder.
Anyways even with "Prince" Harry, "Victor" Hugo and Christian we are still the Underdogs. And for some strange reason, I enjoy that feeling.
To dare is to do....
No comments:
Post a Comment