There’s been plenty of talk about the atmosphere of Tottenham fans with many having a divided opinion, but I believe we’ve now reached a point where we have to get back to basics as fans of our club.
The declining atmosphere inside White Hart Lane has become a growing issue in the last 18 months. While we’ve endured some dire performances throughout this time, it is undeniable that there has been a drop in the decibel levels in N17. Too often we see Spurs go behind in games, followed by the inevitable image of fans leaving the ground, well, I say it’s time to stop.
While Spurs fans in every corner of the ground have their part to play on a matchday, we also need to change our outlook. Think why do we support Spurs? Because we win trophies, we play in big competitions, or spend incredulous sums of money to buy players?
The answer to all is no, we feel in love because we appreciate the value of great football, we always win with style and outplaying our opposition. We love the superstar characters who wowed us with their incredible skills, the cult heroes who would do everything to win a match for us even when it seemed most unlikely.
It’s time we stopped worrying about what direction the club is going and start remembering the reasons why we fell in love with Spurs. We fell in love with the great players on display, Hoddle, Gascoigne, Ginola, Klinsmann, even in losing we didn’t walk out on our side we sang our hearts out till the final whistle blew in every game, Home/Away, League/Cup.
I’m not saying we must blindly support the team regardless of what is currently happening but I’m saying when we’re down and things aren’t going well, instead of walking out on our players we stay and rally behind them to give them the extra push that I know we as fans can give to Spurs, we have a big responsibility to make White Hart Lane a fortress again and this is the time to do it.
