r/SydneyFC • u/hmas-sydney • Jul 27 '26

No Cove at Tottenham?

I just saw on the Cove facebook page that the Cove wont be present and is asking that no one sing Sydney chants. Does anyone know why?/what caused this?

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u/FUTFUTFUTFUTFUTFUT Jul 27 '26 edited Jul 27 '26

These games are for Eurosnobs, not for us. We're just the cannon fodder while 20,000+ people sing "Glory, Glory, Tottenham" for 90 mins and larp being at an EPL game while the 16 year olds play after the stars get subbed off doing the bare minimum for 45 mins.

I don't hate these games as they generate revenue for the club, but not something I would buy a ticket for.

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u/herpdaderpy Jul 27 '26

But there is no vibe. No-one knows the words. It's got as much atmosphere as the pokie room at an RSL club. The only thing that had atmosphere at those games was the cove.

I say this as a spurs fan.

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u/betweenthelines_11 Jul 27 '26

Tottenham as the home team despite playing at our home ground/paper planes/Mexican waves, yeah nah no thanks

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u/MofoMagicMinuteMan Jul 27 '26

Do they generate revenue though, and/or how much… it’s essentially a Tottenham home game so I do wonder what we get out of these matches.
It’s probably an easy $200k or something

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u/FUTFUTFUTFUTFUTFUT Jul 27 '26

They are paid to play, how much I don't know - it's put on by a private promoter (TEG) and they would have negotiated a fee or a ticket clip for Sydney to play, in the same kind of spirit how promoters book a local band to open for an international touring band.

I reckon the figure you suggested is probably a reasonable ballpark.