My friend Mark (seen in the photograph above) and I went to Esters Pub here in Southeast Denver yesterday morning to watch the Tottenham Hotspurs play Manchester City with the Colorado Spurs supporters group. Since Manchester City is in 2nd place in the English Premier League and Tottenham is currently in 14th and struggling, I didn't expect much of a contest and thought there would not be a large turnout. But when the soccer match started, the room was filled with fans. Tottenham was a bit listless and down 2-0 at the end of the first half, but they came alive in the second half and tied up the game, to the delight of everyone there. There were a number of choruses of "When the Spurs Come Marching In," and the hardcore fans at the bar kept pounding it and shouting out various chants that I did not understand, especially the one where they pound the bar numerous times and shout "Yeats," who as far as I know was a 20th Century Irish Poet with no connection to the Tottenham Hotspurs. Let's face it - English soccer is weird, and English soccer fans are even weirder. I'm just sayin'. And oh yes - the game finished in a 2-2 tie.
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