Day of mourning: Try console a Tottenham supporter at your own peril
By Gary Pearson
Having trouble concentrating on anything for longer than a nanosecond, today, in the aftermath of Spurs’ most sorrowful loss, feels like the worst hangover I’ve ever experienced.
No medicine or soothing words of comfort can alleviate what feels like an anvil incessantly pounding in my cranium. My heart has been ripped from its mantle, ground up and spit out.
If someone is walking around the office like a morose zombie today, inconsolable, vacant and despondent, rest assured he or she is a Spurs supporter. Please, give them space and whatever you do, do not approach.
Worse than a breakup, an eviction notice or sudden realization that you made an egregious error on your latest work project, the residual effects of last night’s loss are debilitating to the point of wholesale inactivity.
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A depressed Spurs 24-hour phone line should be in place for days like this. There are no words to pacify Tottenham supporters today and I suggest you don’t try to come up with a magical, inconceivable remedy.
To come so close to wiping the smugness off the face of innumerable conceited Juventus supporter syet falling just short is even more abject than, in the midst of monsoon-like downpour, realizing your flight to Hawaii has been cancelled with no scheduled replacement.
There are, of course, things to be thankful for, first and foremost being that we’re not Arsenal supporters.
Spurs are still in the FA Cup and are in pole position to claim an all-coveted top-four spot in the Premier League. Tottenham have one of the best managers in the world, and are blessed with a star-studded lineup, and a new state-of-the-art facility will open its doors next season, to name a few.
None of that matters today, though. Today is an international day of mourning for Spurs supporters across the globe. Kudos to those who were brave and resilient enough to go to work. To those who couldn’t muster the strength to get out of bed, I empathize and understand acutely with your plight and suffering.
The mighty Spurs will rebound and be better off in the future, just not today.
The old adage “you learn more from failure than success” might be true, but non-Spurs supporters would be best served keeping that insensitive advice to themselves today.
Knowing that we were the better team for 90 percent of the round-of-16 tie is also of little consolation. I’d rather be the inferior team over two legs and be marching on to the quarterfinals, like the Old Lady, who were utterly dominated by a fresher, more vibrant side.
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Again, that means little to Spurs supporters today. If you’re anything like me today, I’d refrain from operating heavy machinery or ingesting mind-altering substances. Do whatever you need to mourn this day in your own way, for Sunday provides another test, and with it a new lease on life.
Bring on Bournemouth so we can start rehabilitating the only way Spurs supporter know how, by getting right back on the unforgiving camel that just flung us unceremoniously to the floor.