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1882 Movement

Jordinho said:
Tottenham Hotspur are actively taking steps to try to combat the "unacceptable" behaviour of a supporters' group set up to improve the much-criticised atmosphere at White Hart Lane, according to documents seen by the Guardian.

The latest minutes of the Tottenham Safety and Advisory Group (SAG) reveal the club are concerned about an organisation of supporters who want to bring the noise back to the stadium on the back of André Villas-Boas's comments that it is too "anxious and negative".

The 1882 movement, set up by the Fighting **** fanzine and podcast, encourages supporters "to sing as loud and as long as our lungs will let us". However, the minutes reveal there are moves being made behind the scenes to try to prevent the people behind it gathering in a designated area of the ground.

Bob McIver, head of building control at Haringey council, has written to Darren Eales, the Spurs director of football administration, to put the club "on warning" about this group. According to the documents, the club have decided they will not be allowed to go into J block, as they did for the recent Capital One Cup tie against Hull City. McIver's view is that "this group have to be monitored at future fixtures" and, since that meeting, the relevant supporters have been moved to another area behind one of the goals.

Tottenham have been speaking to their Supporters' Trust about the problem with the atmosphere and the club say they want to work closely with 1882 group. McIver is "aware it is hard to stop this group getting seats together as they arrange this among themselves via social media".

Sue Tilling, Tottenham's safety officer, depicts the 1882 movement as "a group of supporters aged 15 to 25 who are trying to improve the atmosphere at White Hart Lane". The SAG is "fully aware this fixture [against Hull] came just after AVB's interview regarding the lack of atmosphere at the stadium". However, there were reports of people standing, against stewards' instructions, and they "will therefore not be allowed to buy seats in this area". The group "stood and migrated [and] this is not acceptable".

The 1882 group was set up in the 2011-12 season, originally for youth-team and under-21 fixtures. According to its website, "the aim of the 1882 movement is to support our team and the shirt they play in and to sing as loud and as long as our lungs will let us. We want to hark back to the days before the Premier League, when how loud you sang and how passionate you became wasn't dependent on how well Tottenham were playing. We simply want to make noise and get behind the team, which hopefully creates a more enjoyable match-day experience."

The SAG meeting took place on 5 November, including representatives from Metropolitan police, the ambulance and fire services and the Sports Ground Safety Authority. West Ham's supporters were identified as having caused the most issues at White Hart Lane this season because of "increased, organised problematic fans". Their followers were "not the best to deal with and had ignited a smoke bomb".

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/dec/05/tottenham-fan-group-atmosphere

The Fighting **** @LoveTheShirt

There is no move by the club to disband 1882. They remain positive about it. We're looking forward to Anzhi.

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Just seen this.

Utter nonsense. We encourage enthusiastic support, and there has never been any attempt - on our part - to frustrate the fans attempts to support the team. Far from it; we fully recognise the premise behind the group and continue to welcome them to White Hart Lane.
 
Mattilda Collywobs said:
Just seen this.

Utter nonsense. We encourage enthusiastic support, and there has never been any attempt - on our part - to frustrate the fans attempts to support the team. Far from it; we fully recognise the premise behind the group and continue to welcome them to White Hart Lane.
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You a Director by any chance?
 
Thank you Matilda. I won't pry into your position at the club, just glad to know that people higher up the chain recognise what this group are trying to do.
 
Or it's somebody just implying they are connected with the club, when the reality is they live with their mum and work the night shift at KFC. Jjetset and his type, spring to mind.

Anyone at the club would have posted that in the 3rd person, if they had half a brain... then again..
 
Hashegotthesackyet? said:
Or it's somebody just implying they are connected with the club, when the reality is they live with their mum and work the night shift at KFC. Jjetset and his type, spring to mind.

Anyone at the club would have posted that in the 3rd person, if they had half a brain... then again..
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You say that as if it's a bad thing.
 
I heard a rumour that if you do the night shift at kfc you get to take home all the chicken and gravy that is left at closing time
 
Hashegotthesackyet? said:
.. or.. I'm using it as an analogy of somebody implying they are trying to give the impression they work within the club, but are working in a different company / industry / timezone.
Are you implying that I'm KFC'ist?
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only decent things will happen by having someone connected to the club plugged in to concerns of the fans etc. even if it's a fraud, no one gets hurt, and journo's that are here might get fooled in a positive sense for our club. alternatively, you can hound and scare away. whatever works bro
 
A small contingent of 1882 will be at the U21 game vs Man U in block 16 on Mon. 7.00pm k.o if anyone is vaguely interested. Its quality over quantity...........
 
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