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| A Reddit experiement that exposed the ‘Small Town Thinking’ of Spurs fans holding the club back |
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And now…
Reddit have vindicated this blog’s stance.
It is statistically proven:
The norm is not a winning mentality.
So why conform to the norm?
Why lower yourself to their level?
That’s what negative people want…
To drag you back down to their mindset.
This blog will remain from a winning mentality perspective.
Now… on to today’s piece:
I ran a Reddit experiment.
I wrote something that was controversial
I wrote something that therefore upset people.
Not because it was offensive.
Not because it was spam.
Not because it broke any rules.
But because it challenged the one thing modern football fans seem to protect more than anything:
Comfort.
Here’s what happened.
I published an article: “Why Spurs’ Global Fans Matter More Than the 62,000 Inside the Stadium“.
The argument was simple:
- Football in 2025 isn’t just played on the pitch.
It’s played on WhatsApp, on YouTube, on X, on Reddit.
And globally. 24/7.
Spurs need a modern communicator, a Club Spokesperson, who can help lead the media story before it swallows us whole.
As an experiment, the article was posted to r/COYS on Reddit.
Not because I thought it would be warmly received.
But because I knew it would reveal something:
The small town mindset.
In just 6 hours:
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12,000+ views
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38 comments
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Plenty of engagement – especially for a thinking piece.
Some mocked it.
Some debated it.
But the real twist?
The post was removed.
Not because it broke any rules.
But because I wouldn’t change my view to fit a comforting illusion.
Apparently, holding your ground with a reasoned argument is now enough to get censored.
The reaction message: Conform to a losing mentality or get silenced.
But in doing so… they proved my point better than I ever could.
The Spurs fanbase is global now. That’s a fact.
The media narrative around the club is shaped by what happens online. That’s a fact.
And yet, one of the loudest objections I received was:
“It’s called Tottenham for a reason. It’s a local club.”
Let’s be honest:
We can honour the club’s roots without ignoring the reality of the modern football economy.
We can support the folk in the stadium and respect a Korean fan waking up at 3am to watch the game…
The Brazilian…
The Australian.
They matter.
But according to local fans and Reddit moderators, they don’t.
It’s the same view I believe as the Tottenham Hotspur Supporters Trust (THST,).
Only match-goers count.
That’s not just outdated.
It’s dinosaur thinking.
This was never about replacing the voice in the stadium.
It’s about amplifying the club’s voice globally.
We need someone to:
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Speak for the club.
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Control the story.
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Keep global fans connected.
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Own the narrative.
Instead, we let others shape it for us.
When the media gets hostile, we say nothing.
And when a fan dares to suggest modernising communication?
Delete. Ban. Silence.
The moment you challenge tradition, some people don’t want to debate.
They want to moderate.
They want to shout you down.
The mentality that the club is about the 62,000 fans who visit is archaic in a social media world.
We wouldn’t have a 62,000 seater stadium if we relied on the income from stadium goers.
Get real fellas.
Spurs are in the global conversation because of international fans.
Ange Postecoglou is under pressure because there’s no one supporting him publicly.
And silence from the club creates chaos.
Appointing a second voice, a Club Spokesperson, in effect a narrative chief, who is a modern-day communicator, would help us lead the story, not be destroyed by it.
But it seems some fans would rather protect an old idea of the club than evolve.
Chris Cowlin, Ricky Sacks, Spurs Talk Show with Sean Butler, these only exist because of social media.
Two of them have appeared on national TV or major radio shows as a direct result of social media, not because they attend a football game.
The media are not interested in their voice as a match goer; they are interested because of their social media work, of which I include YouTube, has built a following.
So if they can shape perception… why can’t the club?
Why haven’t we appointed a modern spokesperson?
Why do we let Change For Tottenham, fan vloggers, or journalists control the emotional state of the global fanbase?
Look at all the negativity there has been.
That isn’t healthy.
We should be directing it, not reeling from it.
The players shouldn’t have to battle against it, as Brennan Johnson had to.
How can you destroy the confidence of a player on one hand, then complain about his performance?
You leave it to fans and there will continue to be unrest all week until their egos are saited.
So yes, they removed my article.
And I wear that like a badge.
Because if you’re not willing to challenge the outdated ideas holding the club back, then what are you really supporting?
I didn’t write that piece to be liked.
I wrote it because it’s time Tottenham Hotspur started acting like the modern, global club it already is.
And that starts with one thing: communication.
Own the story.
Lead the world.
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A direct message from THBN on the dangers of insular thinking in the modern Spurs fanbase.
THBN: The Final Word
Not one response from the Reddit thread – not one – looked at this from the club’s point of view.
That’s all you need to know.
It was entirely insular.
Small Town Thinking, proven beyond doubt.
These are forum dwellers.
People with too much time, not enough insight.
And yet these are the people shouting loudest about wanting transparency from the club.
They complain:
“We’re not told anything.”
“We don’t know what’s going on.”
“The club should speak.”
But when a complex idea is offered?
They can’t process it.
If it isn’t spoon-fed in simple terms that validate their own worldview, they reject it outright.
That’s not a desire for truth.
That’s a demand for comfort.
They don’t want to understand the modern football landscape.
They want the world to shrink to the size of their own matchday seat.
It’s this mentality that holds Tottenham Hotspur back.
And if the club doesn’t get ahead of it with smarter communication and narrative control,
it will keep being dragged back down by the very people who claim to love it.
COYS
