Big Brother is watching: the Sun might not shine on our stadium.

Big Brother is watching: the Sun might not shine on our stadium.

According to the Sun newspaper, fans, that is us, may not be allowed to sing when we return to the stadium. How they will manage this I don't know… maybe snipers on the roof or Stazi like Police observing and then dragging us out if we are observed mouthing popular Tottenham songs. Such as:

Glory, Glory Tottenham Hotspur, Spurs are on their way to Wembley, Ossie's dream and many others.

Oh, I feel I've sinned just writing songs titles; are all eyes on me now?… Is Big Brother now going to beat seven bells of shit out of me?

As we all know – or should know – we Spurs fans should be able to enter our stadium (and not just Spurs fans either) from October, but may not be allowed to be vocal during the game in case we spread that wicked disease and kill everybody around us. If that was possible maybe we could plant a few Spurs, supporters amongst Chelsea, Arsenal and the Spammers fans and before you know it, hey presto, no rivalry (ok, only joking… Brother Levy is watching).

Our final part of the season was played behind shutters that were so tight that even a mouse couldn't get in, and if they did, they feared to tread. Unless one was Daniel Levy and a few privileged and honoured buddies. Which wasn't the hard-working and loyal football fan like us (money talks). Anyway, all done in the best possible taste, and to ensure the campaign could be completed.

Hopefully, test events arranged for the middle of September could be given the green light to allow a certain limited number of spectators from the start of October. There is talk of various figures here, anything from half the usual amount to 25%. And who will that include? Those with deeper pockets filled with gold, people like Premium members, Box holders, Gold standard Loyalty members and those that flash the cash. After all the new stadium is a money-making machine… and if there is no money to make, then it isn't what it was created for!

That would only be part of the story, we the fans could have to sign a "code of Conduct" before being given our tickets, according to the Sun. Also included will have the wording "no holding the club responsible if you catch COVID-19 and die, or just catching it and you must avoid chanting and singing to ensure that the virus does not spread. I'd love to see how that would be policed.

Strict social distancing etiquette must be followed due to the reduced capacities, with plenty of handwashing and sanitiser stations set up. And don't forget, clubs like Spurs have plenty of cameras around the stadium so Big, big brother will be watching and failing to meet the club's criteria, YOU will be taken out and punished. Probably such as your season ticket taken away from you or banned for all eternity. Of course, you may think this is laughable, but who knows what is in the minds of the men in the shadows?

Now, this is interesting: "A strict form of crowd management will also be enforced to ensure fans can enter and leave while maintaining sufficient distancing." All fine so far, but what about before you enter the stadium, say between the railway station and the stadium? The club has no jurisdiction outside the club, and as we have seen from tv pictures of beaches, these are hard to police. So, if somebody had the virus next to me and I caught it, no matter how much social distancing I do inside the stadium probably 25% or more would die because of my contamination and the rest would be in touch-and-go-land.

My thoughts on the matter.

I can understand the logic – if what the Sun reported was accurate – however, putting it into practice is something totally different. When crowds are highly emotional and passionate, it will be hard to stop them singing and impossible for them to keep their distance before entering the stadium. I think a lot of it is wishful thinking and pie in the sky bollocks. However, we will have to wait and see. Your thoughts?