The White Hart Review
Step away from the noise. Less reaction. More reflection.
Long-form writing on Tottenham Hotspur by Spurs fans for Spurs fans.
Writer Profiles
The White Hart Review is a place where all fans can contribute but has been shaped by a small group of regular contributors who value thoughtful, reflective writing about Tottenham Hotspur, its supporters and the culture that surrounds it.
Andrew Pettifer
Andrew is a retired engineer and a lifetime Spurs fan, having first had a season ticket in 1975. Now a dual Australian-British citizen, he is the author of "When the Final Whistle Blows: Glory, Grief and Tottenham Hotspur" and founder/editor of The White Hart Review. He is also the author of travel memoir "Travels with Tracy: Tales from a Midlife Gap Year"
Gareth Dace
Gareth has written two books about Spurs covering the 1980s (Hot Shot Tottenham) and 1990s (Is Gascoigne Going To Have a Crack?) respectively. A lifelong Spurs fan and season-ticket holder since 2003 Gareth can also be heard on The Game is About Glory podcast and his own nostalgia based Spurs podcast (also called) Is Gascoigne Going To Have a Crack?
Harvey Burgess
Harvey Burgess is a British writer. He is the author of "More Trauma than Triumph: The Life of a Spurs Fan" and three other books: "Political Asylum from the Inside" (non-fiction) Worldview Publications, Oxford, UK, 2000; "Tucson Tales - Bohemians, Bolsheviks and Border Rats." (Fiction) Sunstone Press, New Mexico, USA, 2013; and "Reggae Night - Neon Prophet at The Chicago Bar" (non-fiction) Dark Spring Press, Tucson, Arizona, USA 2022.
John Ellis
John is a management consultant, lifelong Spurs fan and prolific attendee of matches, both home and away. In 2024/5 he attended all 60 matches. His match reports on Facebook are read by thousands of followers. John is the author of El Gringos Once in a Lifetime - capturing his hilarious exploits at the Brazil 2014 World Cup. He lives in Notts and has three children.
Ewan Flynn
Ewan is a football writer with a passion for telling untold stories from the game’s rich history. He is the author of three books about football: When The Year Ends In One -How Tottenham Hotspur’s 1991 FA Cup Win Saved The Club And Transformed English Football; Sunset On Hibs - The Plot To Destroy Hibernian; We Are Sunday League - A Bittersweet Real-Life Story From Football’s Grassroots.
Russell Chopp
Russell was a ball boy in the Sugar years. Now a season ticket holder, he still turns up and still believes. "Even when it’s painful, especially when it’s painful." Now he goes with his son. "I’ve basically passed the affliction down a generation. Guilt sits there, but so does pride. When you bleed white and blue, there isn’t really a choice.
Tottenham till I die."
Tracy Mellor
Tracy is a long suffering Spurs fan by marriage. A Big Ange fan, she still hasn't forgiven the club for letting him go. Tracy is a highly experienced businesswoman and, in her spare time, emotional supporter of The White Hart Review's founder/editor. She lives in Sydney except when visiting her three grandsons in Regional NSW.
