Tottenham Hotspur

Only premier league club I like.

Toddlers Hotspuds are North London’s second team (more important than West Ham, but nowhere near as important as Arsenal). They’re toddlers because compared to the grown adult of Arsenal, they’ve never really been educated in how to win. They’re Hotspuds because they play like they just ate a lot of potatoes.
First-​Hand Experience: I’ve seen Spurs play live on a number of occasions, most notably during the Premier League season when they hosted Liverpool, my favourite team. I was in with the away fans and I was treated very well by stewards, opposing fans, and of course the wonderful Kopites (Liverpool fans). Watching Spurs was a wonderful experience although I was cheering for Liverpool.
They’re really not a bad team to watch, so the reasons I dislike them so much:
(a) not a lot of atmosphere even in a good stadium.
(b) sack good managers too often.
© fans aren’t always very nice to me.
(d) rich london team.
(e) too many london teams.
(f) play in boring white.
(g) worst of all, their chairman… can’t stand him.
Formed in 1882, Spurs have only won the league twice, in 1951 and in 1961, so in other words, they haven’t won it in 55 years or so… which makes Liverpool’s drought look like nothing. Burnley and Sunderland have won the league more times. Come on.
They have, however, been masters of the FA Cup, winning 8 times and only losing once, to Coventry in one of the best finals all time in 1987. Their wins started in 1901, 1921, then 61, 62, 67, 81, 82 and 91. 91 was with Gazza.
They’ve won the League Cup 4 times, in 71, 73, 99 and 2008, so it’s the only trophy they’ve won this millennium.
They’ve been runners up in that 4 times, including 3 this millennium.
They’ve also won 2 UEFA Cups, in 72 and 84, and that’s really impressive. Plus they won a Cup Winners’ Cup in 63, as well. Really fantastic European glory for this team, one per decade from the 60s to 80s.
If you happen to be in East London, stop by the Brick Lane Beigel Bake and get a Salt Beef on a bagel. Amazing. In North London, try a Doner Kebab from Best Turkish Kebab in Stoke Newington.

Coming from an American perspective, where most of our stadiums lack history, I can truly appreciate the character of grounds like White Hart Lane. The atmosphere was great, with the visiting Everton supporters providing a ton of noise.
I found quite a few contrasts compared to what I’m used to in the US:
–The turnstiles to enter the stadium are comically restrictive and claustrophobia-​inducing.
–The food and drink options are very affordable, though not adventurous.
–The seats were made of cheap plastic and crammed together about as tight as possible. The rows also have very little leg room (on the West Upper Gangways, not sure how it is on the lower level).
–Restricted view seats are a real thing, with roof supports literally planted in the middle of seating sections on the East side.
Overall it was a great experience and I’m glad I went, but the facility made me ever so appreciative of Sporting Park, the home to my favorite club, Sporting KC in MLS.

A great place to watch a football game! I came for the closing game against Aston Villa and had a great time here. For how far away we seemed to be sitting, we had a great view of the game. The fans were loud and proud. The only problem I had here was the fact that I waited in line for 20 minutes for food, and by the time I got to the front they were out of pretty much every good menu item.

I walked past here once. It was awful — the smell was unbearable.
It’s very dark there as the club itself is permanently in the shadow of another stadium that’s home to a team that play in red and white.
There was a crazy, homeless Portuguese guy standing outside, collecting change and muttering something about how he had to sell Gareth Bale.
Would definitely avoid if you can

We started our European vacation in London, shortly after arriving at our hotel we took off towards the stadium knowing the game was sold out, luckily we scored three legit tickets out on the streets. Shit was $$$, but the experience was well worth it. We were rooting for the hometown team, Liverpool whooped that ass 5 – 0. Loved the fan base the Spurs have, world class football nothing like our weak MLS.

Joke of a team

the best football stadium Ive been to bar none. the atmosphere is quality and the prices are great. not only do you get all the benefits of a great English game of football you also get to cheer on the mighty Tottenham Hotspur at the lane COYS!!!

Crap ground useless team second rate owners embarresment to North London. may as well go and play in Rubin Kazam. oh yeah you did. and lost! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Nice ground as you get in as its just off the main road, but ok fans & people

Hier habe ich mein erstes Spiel auf englischem Boden gesehen. Tolle Atmosphäre und das ohne Zäune. Die Spieler sind so nah, da kann man fast direkt mit auf den Rasen treten. Und zieht unwillkürlich die Beine an, wenn an der Außenlinie gegrätscht wird.
Vor dem Spiel recht unbedarfd in den einen Pup am Eck eingetreten und ein Bier getrunken, Da wir deutsch sprachen und neutral gekleidet waren, kamen wir auch wieder heil hinaus.
Unvergessliches Erlebnis

Ein Fussballspiel in England ist schon etwas besonderes.
Die Stimming ist ganz anders wie in Deutschland. Ich kann nicht sagen besser, aber schon aufregend. Vor allem wenn das ganze Stadion sing: «And when the Spurs…»
Die Eingänge des Stadions sind unglaublich eng, dort kann man nur seitlich durchgehen.
Der Gästeblock ist direkt unter den THFC Supporters, was ich persönlich sehr kurios finde.
Das Essen im Stadion ist aus meiner Sicht ungenießbar. Dort gibt es ekelhafte Hotdogs und Burger. War überhaupt nicht mein Fall. Da lobe ich mir in Deutschland die gute alte Stadionwurst :-)
Also alles in allem kann ich jeden Fussballfan empfehlen, sich hier ein Spiel anzusehen.

I’ve been to quite a few football stadiums, and this is by far the worst stadium I’ve ever been to. The fans are quite abusive, so cover the kids ears.
Cold and nothing to shield you from the rain, so dress warmly if its a winter game you go to watch.

It used to be Arsenal were known as boring and Spurs were the attacking flair side then Arsene Wenger showed up on that other side of North London and Spurs lost their way. Finally, Spurs are headed back with players like Aaron Lennon and Jermaine Defoe. Even the 7-​foot Prince Charles upfront in Peter Crouch is strangely mesmerizing to watch play.
All I have to say is if Spurs ever get that new stadium built, look out Gooners, the days of Hoddle, Crooks, Archibald, Ardiles and Villa will return… only this time we’re taking the league title.

The home of my beloved Spurs. The mighty Tottenham.
A misspent youth spent on the terraces and the recent upturn in form mean I have fond memories and even more desire to get to The Lane whenever I can.
This would, of course, be a 5 star review it weren’t for the limited transport options. It’s a trek all the way back to Seven Sisters and adds a good 30mins on to the journey time back to Souf Landan.

================THE PRIDE OF LONDON================
North London’s premier football team, those lot in N5 are a south London club and should get back in their caravans and head south of the river.
We are Tottenham, WE ARE TOTTENHAM, SUPER TOTTENHAM, FROM THE LANE, WE ARE TOTTENHAM, SUPER TOTTENHAM, WE ARE TOTTENHAM FROM THE LANE.

The home of Pride of London, Tottenham Hotspur, an old stadium but amazing atmosphere for matches, unlike the lot up the road (Arsenal). Very difficult to get tickets and because the capacity is smallish for a top club, around 38,000 and expensive too.
The club recently announced plans for an ultra modern new stadium in more or less the same location as White Hare Lane:

White Hart lane is truly a jewel among it’s contemporaries. Sure it does not have the flash and sexy bravado of Emirates stadium per-​se, but considering it’s size and history and you have a really good location to watch a football match.
At just over 36,000 seats, it’s one of the smaller stadiums in the London area. But throw in the Spurs faithful, and you have an intimate setting for watching one of London’s most beloved (and under appreciated) teams. If you are visiting London and you are a fan of football, this is a great stadium to visit. The Spurs faithful will welcome you with open arms.
Just be sure to leave all your disgusting Man U garb at home.

Geniales Stadion und jeder sollte es einmal besucht haben.
Insgesamt ist das Stadion sehr kompakt, sodass man auf jedem Platz richtig nah am Spielfeld sitzt, weshalb hier auch eine gute Stimmung herscht.
Dadurch, dass alle Tribünen zweirangig und die Ecken komplett geschlossen sind, gewinnt das Stadion an Attraktivität. Die Anzeigetafel ist in gewisserweise Charakteristisch für dieses Stadion.

white hart lane
Tottenham’s Yid army have been worshipping at the end of Bill Nicholson Way for nearly a hundred years now, and the club remains one of London’s most vocally-​supported football institutions. Despite recent (sometimes, it seems, never-​ending) on-​the-​pitch upheaval, a ‘trip down the Lane’ is still one of London’s hottest tickets, as shown by the extraordinarily high prices asked for even the cheapest tickets matches against unfashionable teams. On my trip, the opposition impolitely refused to keel over and die, and the match ended in a non-​crowd-​pleasing stalemate. Of the three Premiership stadia I have visited while living here, however, the wit of the chants and general level of self-​entertainment coming from the stands stood head and shoulders above the rest. Good pies too.

White Hart Lane, the world famous home of the Spurs. This is a great stadium — something that is becoming increasingly rare for a big club. Tottenham have just announced they’re building a new stadium; so it’s unfortunate that this wonderful place will soon cease to be. For that reason, I recommend you visit for a game as soon as you can.
What makes it so great is how compact it is. Sure, the Emirates Stadium or Wembley Stadium might offer leg-​room and the perfect view; but White Hart Lane has atmosphere, it has immediacy. When the team wins, the crowd are a part of it, the atmosphere is like a big party. I remember in the Martin Jol era; it was a very loving place. There was genuinely no nice place to spend an afternoon. It felt like you were with 35,000 of your closest friends.
As Martin Jol was sacked and replaced with Juande Ramos, that love seemed to disappear. The fans weren’t singing, the heart of the place had gone. But now, with Harry Redknapp at the helm and a rejuvenated team on the pitch; this place is beginning to feel like home again. The Lane is one of the classic football Stadiums with some of the most passionate, loyal support. Therefore it’s no surprise that you never see a 0 – 0 game at the lane. Spurs have a tendency to score more and concede more than everyone else. Last season alone I was able to witness a 4 – 4 draw against Aston Villa and also a 4 – 4 against Chelsea. I wasn’t there but there was also the famous 6 – 4 victory against Reading; to say nothing of the 5 – 1 demolition of Arsenal — and if you were there as I was, there is no way you could deny the electrifying atmosphere of White Hart Lane, there is nothing like it.
I hear a lot of people say that White Hart Lane is difficult to get too, which I don’t really understand. You can literally jump on a rail train from Liverpool Street or Stratford to White Hart Lane or Northumberland Park; and twenty minutes later you’re there.
Be sure to have a burger outside the ground and pick up some souvenirs — the stadium is crammed in between all the houses in Tottenham, it really is a big part of the community.

A good traditional ground with a great atmosphere when we were there.
We went to the Antwerp Arms on Church Road before the match. I think if you look the type to cause trouble, this would be a pub to avoid as it’s frequented by some rather handy and experienced looking home fans. But while our accents were obvious, the locals were friendly enough.
Interestingly enough, its the only football match (and I’ve been to more than most!) where as an away fan I’ve been subject to searches by sniffer dogs!

Ich hatte dieses Jahr im März das fantastische Vergnügen in diesem Stadion die Spurs bei ihrem 4:0 gegen West Ham zu beobachten (2 Netze von Berbatov ;-).
Ich muß dazu sagen ich bin kein großer Stadiongänger, war ab und zu mal am Bruchweg, während der WM auf dem Betzenberg (Trinidad/​Tobago gegen Paraguay) und ein paar mal im Stadio Sant’Elia in Cagliari, auch dort war die Stimmung immer super, aber hier war man einfach mittendrin statt nur dabei. Hab in der 4. Reihe gesessen und die 1. war ungefähr 1,5m vom Spielfeldrand entfernt (ohne Zaun !!!)
Ich war vom Spiel begeistert und beeindruckt dass die Engländer auch auf der Stadiontoilette ihr queuing bis ins letzte durchziehen und so war es das erste (volle) Stadion in dem ich es geschafft habe in der Halbzeitpause das Rein und das Raus zu erledigen.
Der Preis war mit knapp 40 Pfund pro Karte schon relativ teuer, aber die Nebenkosten waren ok ;-)
Wir sind mit dem Zug hingefahren und direkt am Ausgang vom Bahnhof gab es Fish and Chips, ich hatte Hunger und nicht viel Zeit also schnell né große Portion für 1,5 Pfund. Hat lecker geschmeckt, aber leider mußte doch ¹⁄₃ in den Müll wandern denn da war ich schon Pappsatt ;-)
Das Stadion ist sehr gut mit öffentlichen Verkehrsmitteln zu erreichen und ich würde auch keinem Ortsunkundigem empfehlen mit dem Auto zu einem Spiel zu fahren, es gibt zwar rund ums Stadion sowohl offizielle als auch in offizielle Parkplätze aber die sind beide recht teuer.
Wir sind auf dem selben Weg auf dem wir zum Stadion gelangt sind wieder zurückgegangen um ein Verlaufen zu vermeiden was sich aber als Fehler herausgestellt hat, wir hätten der Masse folgen sollen, denn um Unruhen zu vermeiden hatte die Poilzei alle Eingänge zum Bahnhof bis auf einen Dicht gemacht und alle die das wußten hatten sich dort schon angestellt.
Wir sind zwar auch auf unserem alten Weg zu Bahnhof gelangt, aber dann fast die hälfte des Weges wieder zum Stadion zurückgelaufen, denn auch bei Fußballtouristen hatte die Polizei kein Erbarmen ;-)
Naja durch wiederum perfektes queuing ging es aber doch recht schnell voran und so muß ich noch nicht mal hierfür einen Stern abziehen.
Ich hatte einen superschönen Tag und so kann ich nur jedem Empfehlen wenn sich euch die Möglichkeit mal bietet nutzt sie ihr werdet es nicht bereuen.

White Hart Lane has been home to Tottenham Hotspur since 1899 and this year the club (my club!!) celebrates it’s 125^th birthday. Well, of course I’m going to be biased about the place being a supporter, but in all seriousness, for a premiership team, the size of the stadium is quite small (capacity is 36,310) and I count this as a positive. It allows football fans to be closer to the action, something lacking in newer, larger stadiums, and the resulting atmosphere is fantastic, particularly when the Tottenham faithful are in full chorus. You can get all the football clichés here; Chicken Balti Pies etc etc.
The biggest gripe has to be the downright appalling local transport links to get here. But, for Spurs fans, it’s home.