I keep reading that the Spurs have a reputation for having lots of Jewish fans. How true is this? It sounds like a load to me, because there aren't that many Jewish people in London. Maybe I'm wrong. For those of you who live in London, do most people see Spurs fans as a Jewish fan group or do most people see them the same as they do any other London club? Also, is London really that anti-semitic?
2006-10-25 06:19:06 · 4 answers · asked by btmead21 2 in Sports ➔ Football ➔ English Football
Im a Jewish Londoner...and I dont support Spurs.
There are about 300,000 Jews in greater London, and some support Spurs and others dont. In fact, plenty support Arsenal as well. Most jews tend to live in north London, although Tottenham itself is not a particularly jewish area...it has a far larger Turkish and Afro-Caribbean population.
The "jewish club" thing is just a tag that fans of other clubs ( particularly Arsenal & Chelsea) gave Spurs in the 1970s as a means of slagging them off, and unfortunately it has stuck. There are just as many Jews who watch other clubs, but that is conveniently ignored.
In Holland, Ajax of Amsterdam have exactly the same kind of trouble with opposition fans, who call them the "jewish club".
London is by no means any more anti-semitic than anywhere else in the world, although for some reason anti-semitic chanting against Spurs is almost ignored and not regarded as properly racist, something which I have never understood.
2006-10-25 09:49:23 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
As a Spurs fan, residing in Laker land, i'm able to humbly admit the Lakers are the greater ideal team. The Spurs performed like they did no longer care and prefer they did no longer choose yet another call. you have available it to the Lakers, they went for blood and made optimistic to look after residing house courtroom. i myself hate the blow outs, they're rather uninteresting becasue no one rather desires to the entire bench play.
2016-12-28 04:47:53 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
im a londoner......there are lots of jewish communities in london, especially tottenham, hence why they get called jews, its just typical football banter!!!
2006-10-25 06:22:00 · answer #3 · answered by JAMES P 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its stupid - just like villa fans are pakistans - take a look at the fans in a game then you will have your answer
2006-10-25 12:08:28 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋