Location: Tottenham, North London borough of Haringey.Nickname: Spurs. Not "the Spurs," just Spurs. Also Lilywhites due to their traditional white shirts and the Yids due to their large Jewish following.
Stately, Non-Commercial Stadium Name: White Hart Lane, the stateliest of all.
Crest: A cockerel standing upon a football. I'm biased, but I like it a lot.
Season So Far: By some standards, not so bad. But with this payroll and these expectations, 6 wins from 25 games and 16th place in the league transcends EPIC FAIL. This was supposed to be the primary challenger to the big four at the top of the table, but will now have to cowboy up to avoid being the most expensive second tier team in the history of the Football League. Somehow they've made it to the League Cup final but look to get murderdomed by a Manchester United side that's barreling towards a handful of trophies this season.
General vibe to a casual American fan: Big-spending underachievers who seem to overvalue their historical primacy in the footballing world. They're a mid-level team who like to think they're one of the high-fliers. A dash of little brother syndrome due to their local rivals Arsenal. You want drama? There's always drama. No fan base is more neurotic and no team is more schizophrenic. When I was a kid, I picked them as my team because I liked their name. Apparently it was destiny because they're pretty much the Auburn of the EPL.
I can only assume from the analogy that Arsenal has the most redneck and bandwagonny fans in all Europe.
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