I was surprised at the Spurs turnout and I think it shows that although there is a huge demand for top flight football and clearly the hype around teams like Spurs is massive, there is still very much a ceiling for how many fans can regularly attend. The only other time I felt less like an away fan was at MK Dons, where the home fans seemed more akin to tourists who were finding out what football was all about. It must be strange for Spurs fans at Wembley. White Hart Lane was a tight, compact, old school ground. In an era of glitz, glamour and no shortage of corporate indulgence, WHL remained rather traditional, noisy and although perhaps not working class, certainly truly Spurs. No amount of admittedly innovative 'Spurs-ing' up of Wembley can make it a home ground and I'm sure their fans are glad its only for a season. Save for a small huddle of fans behind their goal, there was no singing or even signs of life from the home sections last night. As an away fan on a unique away day, I quite liked the popcorn stands, variety of food available, pop concert style soft drinks with straws etc. But I can't help but think football is losing a lot of what made it special with these new grounds and new styles of matchday experience. It's cool at Wembley, but perhaps not so much if that's your home ground. Whilst on about Wembley, don't they love a bit of development down that way! With the amount of new high rises being built, there'll be no room to have fan-parks/coach parks/fan zones etc soon. The view from Wembley Park Station is already partially obscured by the latest development and seemingly the areas either side of Wembley Way are next to be built on. Money talks!
Spurs fan I spoke to before the game said every game in every competition in the last 3 years at WHL was sold out, so that game would have been. Clearly some fans were put off by unattractive opposition and competition plus a bit of a longer trip
It's like us playing games at Hillsbrough. It's an away game for them in the League Cup . Simple as that
