SteV Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 6 minutes ago, Superior Acuña said: It would be hilarious but find it hard to believe it'll happen. Tbh Tottenham fans would prob enjoy it in the end. Loved our first season in the champ (in my living memory - Hughton), at least as a match-going fan it's great fun. As long as you’re winning the vast majority of the time (which you’d expect they would be tbf). Have too many Scunthorpe’s though and I imagine the appeal diminishes quite rapidly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leffe186 Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 1 hour ago, GeordieDazzler said: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c1l7znp2ge5o surely they have bigger issues to worry about than this We do, which makes it even worse tbh. The official Premier League account was trolling one of its own teams. As soon as they got called out on it they backed down but it’s not a good look. (Note that as well as the very obvious difference in reffing pushes by strikers, Timber smashed a ball into the crowd after Arsenal scored against Chelsea and…nothing happened). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leffe186 Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 1 hour ago, Superior Acuña said: It would be hilarious but find it hard to believe it'll happen. Tbh Tottenham fans would prob enjoy it in the end. Loved our first season in the champ (in my living memory - Hughton), at least as a match-going fan it's great fun. The first game I went to as a very young kid was at home vs Mansfield in the Second Division (I’m told ). Quite a few people said that season was great fun, but (a) it might not have been had we not come straight back up and (b) Hoddle was playing. Look for Spurs v Bristol Rovers on YouTube. I used to have it on my “six matches of the 70s” video. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonas Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 My first 2nd tier experience was the Mickey Quinn Leeds game. Lovely sunny day and evening, came from behind, won, loads of goals, buzzing, got a pink from the Greys Monument entrance to Eldon Square. Was by far the best experience I'd had in football, never knew it could feel like that. Course was having a hissy fit and pulling pictures off my wall a month later after getting beat at Oxford. Spurs will probably beat Palace next and put the whole thing to bed. Would have salvaged this awful season too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrownBottle Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 4 minutes ago, Jonas said: My first 2nd tier experience was the Mickey Quinn Leeds game. Lovely sunny day and evening, came from behind, won, loads of goals, buzzing, got a pink from the Greys Monument entrance to Eldon Square. Was by far the best experience I'd had in football, never knew it could feel like that. Course was having a hissy fit and pulling pictures off my wall a month later after getting beat at Oxford. Spurs will probably beat Palace next and put the whole thing to bed. Would have salvaged this awful season too. You can see me and my dad in the East Stand (one of the only times I’ve ever been in) just as Quinn is put through for his fourth - we didn’t spot ourselves until my uncle lent us the Season Review video after the end of the season. I loved SJP on sunny days like that - I was a kid but it’s burned into the memory banks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrownBottle Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 (edited) 3 hours ago, leffe186 said: The first game I went to as a very young kid was at home vs Mansfield in the Second Division (I’m told ). Quite a few people said that season was great fun, but (a) it might not have been had we not come straight back up and (b) Hoddle was playing. Look for Spurs v Bristol Rovers on YouTube. I used to have it on my “six matches of the 70s” video. It’s a very different world now - I think a year in the second tier isn’t necessarily all that fun, and it would do significant damage to the club’s ‘brand’. Villa should stand as proof that there’s no guarantee of a big club bouncing straight back, either. Edited March 3 by TheBrownBottle Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teslact Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 24 minutes ago, TheBrownBottle said: It’s a very different world now - I think a year in the second tier isn’t necessarily all that fun, and it would do significant damage to the club’s ‘brand’. Villa should stand as proof that there’s no guarantee of a big club bouncing straight back, either. Given they were in the second tier more recently than us, they (Villa) have not done bad (though without CL for this season, this may change given the 2026 report cover 2024-25): Deloitte Football Money League 2026 | Deloitte UK Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrownBottle Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 4 minutes ago, Teslact said: Given they were in the second tier more recently than us, they (Villa) have not done bad (though without CL for this season, this may change given the 2026 report cover 2024-25): Deloitte Football Money League 2026 | Deloitte UK I agree, I was referring to Villa spending more than a season down there Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramirez Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 13 hours ago, SteV said: As long as you’re winning the vast majority of the time (which you’d expect they would be tbf). Have too many Scunthorpe’s though and I imagine the appeal diminishes quite rapidly. When we went down the fixture release day was incredibly exciting to me! Like loads of fa cup draws at once and taking me back to my early childhood days of listening to us at places like vale park, blundell and Ashton gate etc. but it definitely gets tired after a while especially all those midweek home games. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallsendmag Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 Whilst certainly not envious of their position I'd imagine the majority of Spurs fans would quite enjoy a season in the Championship, as long as it was just the one season. Winning most weeks (you'd assume), and winning always feels better than losing regardless of opposition, cheaper tickets (they won't be able to charge £95 in the Championship), loads of new grounds to tick off for their travelling fans, no VAR, and likely more entertainment. There's this insistence nowadays that to be a good PL player you need to be an athlete, and the almost robot like instructions that these players have to obey now has quite frankly made the league a bit boring. I rarely watch games as a neutral these days, and even watching NUFC where I have an emotional interest I often find my interest wandering. Obviously from a financial point of view it would be a complete disaster with the costs associated with running Spurs, and that stadium they have but purely from a supporters perspective I think the novelty factor would be good fun. My single favourite single NUFC moment by an absolute mile was last seasons cup final but my favourite season would still be 92/93 and 09/10 would make my top 6 as well out of over 40 seasons. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Novocastrian Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 9 hours ago, TheBrownBottle said: You can see me and my dad in the East Stand (one of the only times I’ve ever been in) just as Quinn is put through for his fourth - we didn’t spot ourselves until my uncle lent us the Season Review video after the end of the season. I loved SJP on sunny days like that - I was a kid but it’s burned into the memory banks I was in the Scoreboard. What a day, whole Leazes end full of Leeds fans. Great atmosphere. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Novocastrian Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 9 hours ago, Teslact said: Given they were in the second tier more recently than us, they (Villa) have not done bad (though without CL for this season, this may change given the 2026 report cover 2024-25): Deloitte Football Money League 2026 | Deloitte UK Gap between us and the Top 6 is huge. It’s always been a financial gap rather than sporting but we aren’t closing that any time soon. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallsendmag Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 9 hours ago, Jonas said: My first 2nd tier experience was the Mickey Quinn Leeds game. Lovely sunny day and evening, came from behind, won, loads of goals, buzzing, got a pink from the Greys Monument entrance to Eldon Square. Was by far the best experience I'd had in football, never knew it could feel like that. Course was having a hissy fit and pulling pictures off my wall a month later after getting beat at Oxford. Spurs will probably beat Palace next and put the whole thing to bed. Would have salvaged this awful season too. One of my biggest regrets is not being able to go to that Leeds match. Was 11 at the time and it wasn't until the following season I was allowed to go with my mates and without my dad. He wouldn't take me because of the Magpie group boycott so I had to make do with who I assume would have been Charles Harrison on Metro Radio. We'd gone to most home games since the start of the 84/85 season but he point black refused to take me to that game. Still remember the strange feeling of joy at the result and at the same time the devastation of missing it. Think he regretted it as well although he's never said. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superior Acuña Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 (edited) Im very grateful for Peterborough away in 09/10, got to experience an era of old style terraces that I’d just missed out on. Got to be better getting relegated than becoming an Everton. Being an Everton fan must have been dull as fuck for most of the last 30 years. Edited March 3 by Superior Acuña Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teslact Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 4 hours ago, Superior Acuña said: Got to be better getting relegated than becoming an Everton. Being an Everton fan must have been dull as fuck for most of the last 30 years. Rather than snatching a draw from the jaws of defeat, they've had the excitement of a zip tie Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
UncleBingo Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 On 03/03/2026 at 10:08, Novocastrian said: I was in the Scoreboard. What a day, whole Leazes end full of Leeds fans. Great atmosphere. I was taking part in the boycott, and watched a re-run of Hillsborough 74 at the New Cannon in Low Fell......the match was on the radio in the background. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonas Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 Think a lot of dads and grandads broke the boycott with the justification of taking kids. I made well out of but we didn't go to that Millwall game at the end of the previous so somewhat contributed. Was right at the back of the Gallowgate towards the corner, still got a first hand memory of Quinns pen, one of the few over the years, I find they usually get lost to the TV version. Also remember Vinnie Jones having a sockless pre-match walk around (wasn't playing iirc) in the same grey suit he wore on Wogan the night before, people did say he was a dirty bastard Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 They’ve always been a crease but I never thought they’d be this funny. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
midds Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 These are 100% fucked. We've seen it ourselves and this is what it looks like, they're (unbelievably) going down. It's like de ja vu watching them at this point Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuce Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 The other teams scrapping at the bottom of the table all have fight in them. These are totally deflated. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Icarus Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 They're not even good enough to get into a position to be Spursy ffs Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moose Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 (edited) They are us in both relegation seasons. I thought our players were too good to go down, I kept kidding myself that the likes of Owen, Viduka, Martins, Wijnaldum, Sissoko, Townsend etc would pull something out the bag or that our squad would get their shit together before it was too late. For Spurs, I'm half expecting Simons, Kolo Muani, Richarlison to pull a rabbit out the hat, but they haven't done all season, and they're not going to snap into life now. Very rarely does a rotten squad littered with mercenaries with no fight or heart manage to pull their shit together and dig themselves out of an unholy mess they got themselves into. If they stay up it'll be because West Ham or Forest imploded Edited March 5 by Moose Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conjo Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 If they actually manage to do what we did, hopefully we're ready, money in hand, to poach Bergvall, Gray and Van de Ven. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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