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My Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Dream

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When my Tottenham Hotspur Season Ticket renewal e-mail arrived last May I felt that same curious twist of depression and guilt that has increasingly come to associate with the approach of every home match over the last couple of seasons. I have been a fervent Spurs fan since the age of four, so why had I come to feel so conflicted about attending home matches? Until Bilbao, last season was challenging for a Tottenham fan, but I am well used to the regular off and on field dramas and controversies by now. And it was not about the fact that the team had briefly flirted with a relegation battle as I would not hesitate to follow my team into the lower divisions if it ever came to that. There is no doubt some of the highest season ticket prices in Europe sting, but I have found the money before and I would do again. The real reason was that I  was just not sure that I could sit for another season in the flat, lifeless atmosphere of the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. It absolutely br...