Spurs Should Hold Drive-in Football Matches

Wonderfully innovative stuff from our friends in Denmark, as FC Midtjylland are planning to turn their car-park into a football drive-in for their fans to watch games during the winding down of Coronavirus protocols.

Midtjylland’s marketing director Preben Rokkjaer thinks he’s onto a winner and I have to agree with him.

“We’re working hard to create the best possible experience The coronavirus does not change that, it just provides some other preconditions.”

Would this work at all in England, and why should Spurs adopt it?

For starters, Tottenham Hotspur Football Club already has areas mapped out – by design – to facilitate large gatherings of fans outside the arena. Plus, there are strategies in place to host tailgate parties, as enjoyed by Americans, who have managed to reinvent the noble English car boot sale, by adding weak lager and hot dog salads.

Areas of concern scream out, such as how do you marshal drunk fans to and from temporary toilets, whilst maintaining social distancing? Also, can the modern fan grasp the idea of bringing a picnic with them, as opposed to wandering about looking for someone selling artisan quinoa bakes?

Picture it now, giant screens, match commentary beamed digitally into every car radio, fans bickering over Serge Aurier’s parentage and a free dose of tinnitus from the incessant honking of horns for everyone.

Costing a football drive-in would also take some guile. Over to you, Mr. Levy.