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The Lane, The Finale

I do despair when I read some of the stuff on here that people write about other clubs, but it pales into insignificance to the bile I've seen written about our farewell celebrations. I understand most modern fans have little understanding of the values of the game or knowledge of any club but their own, but the comments show a complete lack of empathy and in some cases they seem to believe it diminishes them or their club.
 
I'm with you on this K.D. I saw a sign on sky saying goodbye from fourth generation ST holders. That summed up why yesterday was so emotional. FOUR generations of memories. Departed parents or siblings. Silly memories, when dad tripped up THAT stair and dropped his pint over someone. When I bought my son to the lane for his first match. All memories not necessarily about football, but bound together BY football
 
Charliedup said:
I'm with you on this K.D. I saw a sign on sky saying goodbye from fourth generation ST holders. That summed up why yesterday was so emotional. FOUR generations of memories. Departed parents or siblings. Silly memories, when dad tripped up THAT stair and dropped his pint over someone. When I bought my son to the lane for his first match. All memories not necessarily about football, but bound together BY football
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While winning a trophy is brilliant in every way, it's the countless hours spent in the company of likeminded people that keeps us coming back. The games themselves can be quite forgettable at times.
 
Thousands of people faithfully turn up to watch their clubs in the lower leagues when there is no prospect of winning things and their clubs have existed decades, often more than a century, without ever winning anything. They go for the entertainment, the comradery, as an escape, etc. Winning something is a bonus.

Reading and hearing people's memories about WHL is refreshing. Stories about childhood memories, reminiscences about lost parents and grandparents or first experiences with children and grandchildren, great moments and bad moments from games, players that gave pleasure beyond just churning out wins, the myriad reasons why people watch the game, all show that football is more than just a game. Vacuous comments like they've got to win something if they are to be remembered show how out of touch some of the pundits are.
 
K.D.D.D.D.Soc said:
I do despair when I read some of the stuff on here that people write about other clubs, but it pales into insignificance to the bile I've seen written about our farewell celebrations. I understand most modern fans have little understanding of the values of the game or knowledge of any club but their own, but the comments show a complete lack of empathy and in some cases they seem to believe it diminishes them or their club.
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And some are quite over the top. But everyone is entitled to their own opinions. Maybe I'm just more realistic and less emotional about the whole thing ... WHL has been rebuilt a few times in my time and this feels no different if I am honest. We get a shiny new one which will probably come down before I give two fingers up at this life.
 
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I am still worn out.
Cannot wrap my head around it and am still debating going up there today to see what is happening (truth be told I heard they are starting to take down the Paxton today but we won't be able to see anything as it is inside). I think I will leave it where I left Her last night. As for people going on about the finale - whatever. That's them. I am me. I know what it means and meant and I was going to the Lane with the old West Stand, so have seen redevelopments and what not. Those who say 'no biggie' will only realize what is gone when it isn't there any longer...
 
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No one who knows me says i have a soft heart and get emotional, i have said that leaving WHL is no big deal because since i first walked into the Lane in 1962 i have seen most of the ground change and get updated and this is just another upgrade.

Well i was wrong after being there and seeing the emotion around me yesterday i must admit my eyes were full of tears, and seeing that rainbow over the stand at the end finished me off. What is the old saying about gold being at the end of a rainbow well that is where we are headed.

Seeing all those greats on the pitch ( and i have seen all of them play in the flesh) made me relise what memories i have and how Spurs have been a MAJOR part of my life ( that may sound sad to people around me over the years who have not lived it like me, especially my ex wives).

What a great day and it will remain a day i will NEVER forget.
 
jts1882 said:
Thousands of people faithfully turn up to watch their clubs in the lower leagues when there is no prospect of winning things and their clubs have existed decades, often more than a century, without ever winning anything. They go for the entertainment, the comradery, as an escape, etc. Winning something is a bonus.

Reading and hearing people's memories about WHL is refreshing. Stories about childhood memories, reminiscences about lost parents and grandparents or first experiences with children and grandchildren, great moments and bad moments from games, players that gave pleasure beyond just churning out wins, the myriad reasons why people watch the game, all show that football is more than just a game. Vacuous comments like they've got to win something if they are to be remembered show how out of touch some of the pundits are.
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Ah, tickle my balls with a feather! You said it, brother. I can't stand fans who says it's all about winning this or that trophy. Winning a trophy is obviously the greatest achievement, but you must be a pretty sad fudge if you think winning trophies are the only thing to following a football club. And all this gonad*s about "this team won't be remembered if they don't win anything" flimflam - maybe not by flavour of the month pundits or your average neutral, but I'm pretty fudging sure every Tottenham fan on the planet will remember the team we've had these last few seasons. Heck, I even remember the bricky team that finished 14th back in 1999 and Klinsi's 4 against Wimbledon! It was ace! Do I remember who won the Premier League in 2005? fudge, no, couldn't care less.
 
billyiddo said:
that rainbow was just too perfect wasn't it :cool:


coming out of the east stand afterwards, the end of it was bang in our sight line as we exited
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You couldn't have written it. Don't think I've ever seen a rainbow photographed over The Lane before (let alone seen one there myself, but haven't been to too many matches, mind).
 
billyiddo said:
that rainbow was just too perfect wasn't it :cool:


coming out of the east stand afterwards, the end of it was bang in our sight line as we exited
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It almost felt like we were children again with everyone pointing it out - "look, look, there's a rainbow"!
And suddenly everyone was smiling again.
Just the perfect ending and the perfect timing would have been lost without the pitch invasion.

If Carlsberg did Finale finales..
 
just watching back the game now - that slow glory glory hallelujah song really is fantastic and should be sung more often, although maybe the rarity makes it all the more meaningful?
 
billyiddo said:
just watching back the game now - that slow glory glory hallelujah song really is fantastic and should be sung more often, although maybe the rarity makes it all the more meaningful?
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It's a very rousing song/tune. I love it the way we sing it - slowly (I thought the choir, when I played it back last night, were going too fast for the crowd).
The display of waving flags really added to the effect as well and I doubt that will ever be recreated again in the same way.
The singing and the waving flags for the 5 minutes or so before kick off was just amazing, incredible. I would love to know what the players thought as they emerged from the tunnel.
 
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