Stopped the Rot

Went to the match today at White Hart Lane, the visitors being Charlton Athletic. Spurs haven't had the best of results in the past few weeks (an under-statement) and have not scored a goal in their last three matches. I was therefore hoping for a good performance and 3 points! John and I usually meet up with my friend Debs and her hubby Mick before the game, who have season tickets and come all the way from Oldham to support the team. I met Debs via Daniel Bedingfield's website messageboard almost three years ago.

Things didn't get off to a good start because I had it in my head that kick off was 3pm. Good job I looked at the tickets because it was actually 1.30! I had to scoff down my breakfast and get going! Unfortunately I discovered my mobile battery was dead on the way so I couldn't contact Debs to find out where we were meeting them. We usually meet at Whites, the Spurs members' bar, but they weren't there sadly. Anyway, we took our seats for the game and weren't too pleased with our choice of position. We're usually high in the stands at the back where it's an excellent view of the whole pitch but this time, tried out seats lower down nearer the pitch. Not a good idea! Every time something looked promising near the goal everyone stood up and we couldn't see a thing. Fans don't seem to take any notice of the policy which says you must be seated at all times (apart from when celebrating a goal obviously). John complained to the steward who said he couldn't do much about it but about 15 minutes later he came over to us and said there were two seats right at the front (next to the pitch) if we wanted them. We didn't hesitate! That was much better and although not a superior view to being up high, it was nice to get up close to the players. Spurs played well in the first half going 2-0 ahead through Jermain Defoe and Jermaine Jenas. The second period got off to a great start with Defoe scoring again in the first minute. The rest of the half went downhill, letting Charlton pass the ball around and hardly any chances were created. The visitors then grabbed a goal. Thankfully, we managed to hold on to 3-1 and came away with those 3 points. Hoorah! 4th in the table and 4 points ahead of Arsenal (just for the record)!