To be a Spurs fan...

Blanch

That bit got me also

Its too easy to support a club like United

Fantastic. Thanks Doctor M.

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No problem gents... thought was a lovely intelligent piece... makes a change from the hyperbolic nature of most football editorials... and the guy's clearly a massive Spur. I've always liked his writing in the Guardian - my new favourite journalist.

Doc

Agreed, far too many journos out there who haven't a clue about what real fans have to go through, as he said in the article its far too easy to support a team like United, most gloryhunting fans follow success!

Support your local club

Is Pav better than Jimmy Greaves?

Brilliant article. Sums up my lifelong support of the Spurs (almost 60 years)Thanks very much John

Excellent article, and a fantastic post, this should appeal to football fans regardless of club affiliation, despite rivalries and banter at our core true football fans are generally very very similar to one another, and none of us are immune to mental illness. I really liked this piece, and can certainly relate to several parts of it.

The bits about Utd and Chelsea made me feel so glad that we are nothing like them - god help us if it ends up like that!

Thanks for the pointer to this brilliant article Doctor M!

I am the same age as the writer and it's uncanny how similar the path he and I have taken is.

Five 's to both you and him.

Decades of underachievement?

I beg to differ.