Spurs stories

"My grandad was always such a big Spurs fan. My dad tells me my grandad went to school with some of the players! That’s where his boys got it from – he has four sons, including my dad, all Spurs fans – then it’s been passed down through the generations. I’ve always been quite sporty, and always been a little bit of a daddy’s girl, growing up. It’s funny… I have a younger brother who, now, turns out to do professional boxing, but he was never into sport and I remember we were taken to a game at White Hart Lane, I must have been about seven or eight, standing on my plastic seat, jumping up and down, thinking I must just tip off it, but that didn’t matter because I was so excited to be there. Now, it’s a 25-minute walk to the stadium from home and I never get the bus, because that walk is what reminds me of that first time I went with my dad."

"I remember that first game... the smells, the sounds, the noise. They are all quite unique to football. I loved horses when I was younger and seeing the Police Horses at White Hart Lane, it made me want to be a Policewoman for a bit, because they got to be there outside matches sitting on horses! The atmosphere is always next level. You can feel it before, during and after, especially when we've won! What stands out to me, I was very young, and I’ve mentioned the crowd, but it’s just being part of it, the trepidation as well, it’s a show, but no-one knows what’s going to happen. It’s all very unique, an experience you can share with your family, people you create a community with, and then you get that feeling... it almost feels patriotic, tribal. That’s what’s exciting. You see a group of people singing and you want to join in."