Tottenham fans make the 31-hour journey from Dallas to Burnley; The match was postponed due to the snow
Although it’s always disappointing when a match is postponed, you have to give one more sympathetic thought to Tottenham Hotspur fans who have traveled from the United States to see their team play Burnley on Sunday, only for Premier League game It snowed less than an hour before the match started.
There are certain nuances about some of the great ill-fated fans of modern times, like the unlucky ones. Liverpool fans who couldn’t get the Champions League trip to Belgium’s Genk after planning the wrong way to the city of Gent, 100 miles in the wrong direction.
And perhaps the Texas duo should heed the cautionary tale about France Fans plotting to miss their national team play a Euro 2020 match in Budapest, the capital city of Hungary, after flying to the Romanian capital Bucharest by mistake.
The pair of intrepid Spurs supporters made a 31-hour mammoth trek from Dallas to Turf Moor, to Burnley on Saturday night, only for a massive blizzard caused by Storm Arwen to hit the stadium the next day.
Dallas to London to Burnley (almost there) 31 hours – no sleep – fueled by coffee, cheesecake and more coffee. Cold temperatures and snow are forecast for match day. What we do when you love your club @SpursOfficial #coys #thfc #snowmatch pic.twitter.com/4784qLL4hy
– KeN17 (@ SaxyKeN17) November 27, 2021
Predictions have been mounted for the couple as they approached the ground via rail, although temperatures had already begun to drop to freezing in the northwest of England, about 30 miles from Manchester.
Almost!! 👌🏼 pic.twitter.com/N4fzMMACLo
– KeN17 (@ SaxyKeN17) November 27, 2021
The sky is still clear while walking around town before starting. Unfortunately, when they reached Turf Moor, the first heavy pieces of winter begin to sweep in.
Just took a walk around Burnley this morning #BURTOT #COYS pic.twitter.com/g7w9zj4vEa
– KeN17 (@ SaxyKeN17) November 28, 2021
Yup, just went for a walk @ around a couple of Burnley neighborhoods and it’s working fine https://t.co/P0on1WQyGN
– KeN17 (@ SaxyKeN17) November 28, 2021
Underground, Burnley’s notoriously tough manager Sean Dyche remains undaunted and refused to be defeated by a small spot of inclement weather, venturing out into the yard to check out the yard while wearing a thin white shirt.
Sean Dyche admires the snowy Turf Moor in just a white shirt ️ pic.twitter.com/iSkhzJ3jGo
– Football Daily (@footballdaily) November 28, 2021
Burnley’s ground staff delivered the best long shot they could to clear the field in time for the game to begin, at 2pm local time. However, despite their efforts, the match was canceled shortly.
❄️ It can be confirmed that today’s match against Burnley has been postponed because of adverse weather conditions. pic.twitter.com/8azBGHf3Pl
– Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) November 28, 2021
Thankfully, all is not entirely lost for the US-based Spurs fans who traveled 4,500 miles to attend a game that was brutally destroyed in late November, after all. , if all else fails, there’s always a pub.
Hanged in Burnley at the Star with @vickijukes @ BrandiSaxton215 and gangs. #NotViral
Still searching @olliethfc #letsgoviral #FromTexasToBurnley #coys ️❄️❄️🥶 pic.twitter.com/rC5qJaFBEv
– KeN17 (@ SaxyKeN17) November 28, 2021
Cherish all the love but don’t do it wrong. Hanging out with some excellent mates @vickijukes and others….this is what football is all about #becausefootball #coys
– KeN17 (@ SaxyKeN17) November 28, 2021
There’s no football, so… pic.twitter.com/iMgEu5qAgR
– KeN17 (@ SaxyKeN17) November 28, 2021
Tottenham’s players tried to make the best of their frustration – even though, they were out on the pitch Thursday’s shock defeat at the Slovenian team NS Mura in the Europa Conference League, they probably don’t want to make the icy trip to Burnley anyway.
Brazilian winger Lucas Moura tried to get a snowball fight going, even though he had to complaining of ice cold temperatures.
COLD COLD COLD COLD COLD COLD COLD COLD COLD COLD COLD
– Lucas Moura (@ LucasMoura7) November 28, 2021
Spurs head coach Antonio Conte also has his say on the matter, although why Tottenham feel the need to offer their manager’s opinion like he’s launching his own menswear line is anyone’s guess.
The boss has his say! 💬 pic.twitter.com/mFgt4KNffC
– Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) November 28, 2021
The delicate seasonal frosting in Conte’s hair is just the icing on the cake.
