One Tottenham fan has already decided to turn his back on the club if the Qatar cash floods in. Also: nepotism; Erik ten Hag; and f*** the celebration police.
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Walking away from Spurs
Ian King asks what voice and/or choice Spurs fan have if the rumoured Qatari money starts to pour into N17. I know what I will be doing. I will be walking away from Spurs.
My father recently died. He took me to my first match in 1982. It’ll be the 40th anniversary of that game next month. We beat Man City 2-0. We went together as often as he could afford it. I was one of the many kids at the front of The Shelf, protected from the wave of humanity flowing towards the pitch every time we scored by an unbroken chain of strong armed ‘yobs’; my father stood a few rows back keeping a watchful eye. I loved it. I was there when Tony Parks saved that penalty and we won the UEFA Cup. I look quizzically now at teenagers singing about what an awfully terrible gentleman Sol Campbell was (paraphrasing) when they weren’t even born when he left, but I remember the brutal pain of how it felt. As a parent myself, until the eye-watering gas bills started to intervene in April, I was a Season Ticket holder. My kids are Spurs fans. They didn’t get a choice, poor souls. I haven’t been able to get up to Spurs since Dad died but I know that, when I do, I will probably be a blubbering mess as I remember every car ride, every train journey, the incredible highs we’ve witnessed from Hoddle to Gazza to Ginola to Bale and Kane, and the sadly not uncommon lows.
I’ve tolerated all sorts of things over the years and tried to see the best in the way our club was being led. From Irving Scholar to El Tel and Alan Sugar all the way to ENIC and Daniel Levy. In my humble opinion, the current owners have a great job off the field and a frequently piss-poor job on it. People will wonder how I can be upset about Qatar but not about Joe Lewis allegedly dubious activities in South America. It’s a fair comment. Perhaps I’ve turned a blind eye in the past when I shouldn’t, but I told myself there was a difference… Joe Lewis isn’t trying to sportswash his reputation with football.
I’ve been vocal in my criticism of Man City, Newcastle, PSG and the rest. The sportswashing mega money has drastically affected the competitiveness of top-level football. It’s made geopolitics significantly more complicated and has hindered the progress of many…
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