The THST, a self-appointed organization that nobody remembers voting for, has struck again. In fairness, it must have been a tough call on how you come back from a demand for the board of the football club that you’re liaising with to step down.
The latest inventive suggestion thrown down by the Trust was after our recent trip to Anfield. This time around, they have decided that away fans ought to be more politically correct and sensitive when participating in-stadia chanting.
The points of concern from the Trust include the mocking of joblessness, and the distraction that this causes from the good deeds undertaken by Spurs supporters, such as support for foodbank and community initiatives in Haringey.
The core issue here – and it appears to be a common refrain these days – is that the Trust is clearly incapable of holding two thoughts in its head at the same time.
Just because a fan mocks an opponent’s fans, why on earth would this mean that person held a callous attitude to poverty, outside a football setting? Sometimes, indeed frequently, light-heartedness can include a victim. But that’s the point, it’s a joke.
When someone starts telling a joke about a Rabbi, an Irishman, and a Scotsman are marooned on a desert island, your mind is pretty messed up if your immediate reaction is to begin fretting about their safety or who their immediate family are feeling.
This is just another example of unsolicited interference in football. Please don’t.