The last 2 days reaction has confirmed something I have suspected for a while. No one likes Spurs. Thursday morning papers and opposition fans cream over the 'heroes' (their words) of Arsenal just missing out on CL progression. Today's papers (and oppo fans) barely give us any credit for getting through to the quarters. Even the TV commentary last night swang towards Inter deserving to go through.
Why is this? Is it the Redknapp love-in still angry because he was sacked?
Is it the fact no team within a budget can be allowed to be successful?
I hope I'm not paranoid but I think it is quite obvious we get short thrift off pundits and journalists (I'm not bothered what oppo fans think THB).
No one likes us. Do we care?
Are we the Millwall of the Premier League
posted on 15/3/13
who cares? they dont particularly hate us (with the exception of one or two)
but even if they do, it makes it that little bit sweeter when we do well.
posted on 15/3/13
Andy Townsend makes it of obvious he hates us , but then again his a big nose
posted on 15/3/13
judgeholden: every conversation that I have seen about you on here is about you being paranoid, everyone is saying it
In fairness to last nights commentators, if we had scored in the first ten minutes they woulod have nothing to talk about as it would have been virtually a dead rubber - so they would want Inter to score and do well to give the neutral something to get excited about.
Generally Tottenham are one of those teams, we have a chairman that plays hard-ball all the time, and doesnt leave much for the press to write about - when did you last read "board room bust up at the Lane"? there are no stories.
We aren't the darlings of the press because a lot of journos are gutted AVB hasn't failed after their predictions he would crash and burn spectacularly giving them the "I told you so" self promoting column inches they crave.
there also maybe some jealousy, we have stayed true to our finacial ethos, and fairly close to our footballing ethos of that good old Tottenham style of play. We have a history of playing the style of football we invented -.I am sure that may wind some people up.
posted on 15/3/13
its because bale didnt play
posted on 15/3/13
OddiY- am I that bad lol!!
Does anyone remember the Arsenal Munich 1st leg where Townsend actually screamed GO ON when Arsenal had a chance. Really really embarrassing when they are meant to be giving a neutral and unbiased view of the game. Beglin and the other clown last night were a disgrace. It was as if their views changed with each goal going in. If analysis is that easy give me the job.
posted on 15/3/13
I dont know how neutral and unbiased they are meant to be, their job is also about promotion of their employers, so if they make a game seem more exciting than it really is then people are more likely to stay tuned.
posted on 15/3/13
Last night was a real opportunity to show the media and the watching world that we are not a one man team. We blew our lines very badly and brought any criticism that we received upon ourselves.
posted on 15/3/13
I think a lot of it is down to jealousy, they look at how Spurs are run (within our means) and hate the thought of us being successful doing things in the correct way.
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I'm praying you don't actually believe the tripe you posted
posted on 16/3/13
We don't care what the other teams say, what the hell do we care, because all we know that there's gonna be a show and the Tottenham Hotspur will be there!
Simple
posted on 17/3/13
We were the darlings and Arsenal the chumps after the 1st legs.