Listening, Spurs? nee-naw, nur-nur, nee-naw, nur-nur!
Published: 9 December, 2010
ARSENAL
OK, Arsenal fans, here’s a little task I want done by the end of the day. Don’t fail. Find the nearest Stratford Hotspur supporter you can. Any one of them will do.
Look them straight in the eyes. Now, take your right hand and put the tip of your thumb to your nose. Extend the four fingers – and waggle them back and forth.
This should be done with an accompanying nee-naw, nur-nur sound. Make it a nasal, whiny nee-naw, nur-nur the sort of screech that a toddler conjures.
Nee-naw, nur-nur, Arsenal are top of the league.
Nee-naw, nur-nur, Arsenal are six points ahead of Stratford.
Nee-naw, nur-nur, Arsenal are safely through in the Champions League when you thought they’d blown it.
Nee-naw, nee-nur, we’ve got Sammy Nasri.
Nee-naw, nee-nur, Arsenal are still the only team in England that can win the quadruple.
You can do this with as many Spurs supporters you run into over the course of the day. In the cafe. On the bus. Waiting in the queue in Sainsbury’s. It’s perfect for every occasion. In fact, I’ll have probably have done it 50 to 60 times by the time you read this column.
This task may sound a tad puerile, but fight fire with fire. Remember: they started it by having the cheek to win a north London derby. They must be reminded who is top of the league.
RICHARD OSLEY
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
STATISTICALLY, Birmingham is a hard place to win but after scoring in and dominating the first-half this weekend, I expected all three points. Defensive frailties continually harm us so it was no surprise the Midlands outfit got the equaliser late in the game.
The outrageous sacking of Newcastle manager Chris Hughton not only begs the question, where will we find young English managers, but where will we find black ones?
This continual chitchat about Arsenal wanting to win the Carling Cup is interesting; a competition they’ve openly ridiculed now has even their most die-hard fan salivating at the prospect of winning it. It’s a bit like continually rubbishing your mother-in-law’s cooking, then, after six years of becoming emaciated, skinny and hungry with the wife about to leave, you realise the food doesn’t taste that bad after all.
England not getting the 2018 World Cup has caused anger this week. Conspiracy theories are rife and there’s total disbelief over the treatment of our future King, Prince William. I ponder the hypocrisy of it all.
Does anyone really believe that if we delved further into the dealings of the trustees in any sport, that we wouldn’t find as much grey area? Gratuities, improprieties and broken promises: whether forged on battlefields or in the corridors of government, deals have been made this way for centuries. I suggest if we investigate FIFA, we’ll find a reflection of what’s wrong in society. It’s not what you know, it’s who.
TONY DALLAS