In support of Tottenham Hotspur

Being a Spurs fan is no mean feat. It can be torturous at times. We've played around in the realms of mediocrity for way too long and it's been a very frustrating place to be. We've won big games but then underperformed against teams we really should have beaten - and i'm not just talking about this season, i'm talking about for almost as long as i can remember. This has been the Tottenham way; the way of mediocrity, inconsistency and frustration - never quite being able to finish things off.

We have lived and supported in the shadow of a legendary Spurs team who were the first among our contemporaries to achieve great, great things, but this has only served to highlight how long ago the early sixties were. Since then we've had to be satisfied with a domestic cup every 10 years. And in recent times we've had to be satisfied with the league cup every 10 years. There have certainly been some fantastic results along the way and some great highs - lets mention beating Ars**al 5-1 as an example - but these have been exceptions rather then the rule.

What i saw happen last night, off the back of this whole season, was the greatest Spurs achievement of a generation. Not only did we finally prove we do have what it takes to 'cross the line', we crossed said line right into the most celebrated club competition in the world, and the foundation such a thing gives us to build on far outweighs any FA cup victory. This is about the whole of our club's development.

For all the pain, the disappointment, the sheer 'mid-tableness' of it all, it has been worth it for the way i feel right now, and for the opportunity that lies ahead of us.

Yes, there's still the 1st qualifying round of the Champion's League to get through, and let's not pretend that there's zero potential for us to be beaten by Burnley on Saturday. I should also acknowledge that Manchester Utd fans et al may well want to mock how excited Spurs fans are about what is essentially their bread and butter, but that makes it no less a fantastic level of success to have honestly attained, and that's to be celebrated by all.

Spurs fans, we've put up with a lot, but the light is shining now.

What a night, what a squad, what a season, what a ride! And it's the thrill of that ride that makes being a Spurs fan such a deeply authentic, visceral and unique thing.

Come On You Spurs!



**wipes tears**