Good evening.
You know, I was trying to work it out. I mean, I’m Tottenham yet I don’t really feel that much animosity toward Arsenal. Now look, I’m 44 years of age so it’s not like I should be able to rustle up too many Aunty Wengeresque excuses. They are our supposedly immediate idiot neighbours. And that whole Sol thing.
But I think I’ve nailed it.
My ‘irrational’ contempt comes from my very first Spurs game. Bill Nicholson’s Testimonial at The Lane and bless the old man, he bought us a pair of seats in the West Stand Lower. We were living at the time in a place Bruxie knows well, Rhinedahlen, BFPO 4o if you please!
This wasn’t my first time at a football match, or indeed my first time at a large public event. But the West Ham fans were fierce. I mean proper fierce. Every moment of the bloke announcing various elements of the day’s celebration were marred by West Ham booing and screaming. Jumping up and down like the unwashed mentalists they still are today.
‘Good job they can’t get out’ I remember nervously saying to dad. He replied, ‘Oh don’t worry about them. Most of the stewards normally work full time at London Zoo, we’ll be fine!”
Warren Mitchell was the master of ceremonies that day. On TV, Alf Garnett was a bigoted, racist West Ham fan. But that was acting. Mitchell was in real life, Tottenham of course. As he tried to speak, the Upton Park animals barked in earnest.
‘Shhhhhhhhhhhhhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaadup!’
There was about 2 or 3 seconds of wonderful silence, then we – us – the Yids – the Tottenham laughed. The whole stadium laughed. Oh how I loved that moment. My tribe had scented it’s territory. I nearly cried with a mixture of pride and relief. How things never change, eh?
So I am writing in the morning to Peter Herbert asking him what he plans to do about today. Or does the plight of whitey not count?
Good luck Harry at qpr, be interesting to see how he deals with taraabt, anyway same team for Wed night? The only change, I hope is moussa for Thud, sure Lloris is the real deal and good to see Daws in for Billy
apparently Benitez is the most unpopular caretaker since Ian Huntley
Zis eez ze crackin.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2238720/Joey-Barton-French-accent-Video-watch-midfielders-hilarious-post-match-interview.html
Now fellas we need to be very careful here. I am by no means one of the PC brigade, but for the benefit of this post I`m going to try to look through their eyes.
Firstly, look yourself in the mirror and ask – if it were West Ham, Chavs or Goons that were stabbed up would `we` not chant some merry ditty in their direction? WH have spouted some filth at us over the years, but we haven`t been shy in spouting back. Herbert and his S.O.B.`s may have a stupid argument as far as we`re concerned, but they are educated and adept in springing traps. We are in danger of walking straight into their snare, this has panned out beautifully for them.
If we have claimed the right to wear the `yids` badge, then we need to accept being called yids by the opposition. Racism is not acceptable in any form, but it is inevitable in this context by the mindless few. If we keep on focussing on the fans` behaviour rather than our brilliant win, then we are playing into the S.O.B.`s hands. Their argument will be `WH have handed out life bans to guilty fans. Therefore the argument that you call yourselves yids as a defence mechanism is no longer a valid one, so keep your side of the bargain and drop it`. Otherwise, we are in danger of sounding like the bindippers – `remember Hillsborough, why should you ever forget. Hysel? What you talking about?` Now, I distinctly heard `No noise from the pikey boys` being sung. Like it or not, travellers are an ethnic group nowadays. I do not recall WH claiming `pikeys` as a badge of honour. This hypocracy plays right into the hands of the S.O.B.`s. Now to the real issue – great win, Lloris, Defoe and….was that really deuce? all looked good. Shame about the careless goal conceded, we need to beef up our GD. Bring on the scouse, this game couldn`t come at a better time for us. COYS.
‘If we have claimed the right to wear the `yids` badge, then we need to accept being called yids by the opposition’
Tosh.
Please try that in 1990s Compton. LA.
I wouldn’t try that in South Central L.A at any time… I did, and this is my ghost typing!!