Arsenal fans have trolled Tottenham over a secret email their rivals reportedly sent to Premier League broadcasters over a reputation change.
The Athletic claimed on Friday that they’ve seen an email Spurs sent on February 10, outlining how they want to be referenced going forward.
The e-mail, believed to be titled ‘Tottenham Hotspur Naming Update’, explained how Tottenham now not want to be called simply ‘Tottenham’ on any Premier League broadcasts.
They’ve requested to either be called by their full name – ‘Tottenham Hotspur’ – or just ‘Spurs’, which is the north London club’s nickname.
Arsenal fans have poked fun at Spurs on social media after the news emerged, particularly on Reddit.
‘I can understand that,’ @varro-reatinus posted. ‘The name is synonymous with ‘s**t’.’
‘I’ll do my part by continuing to call them s**t,’ a second Arsenal fan, @OdegaardsLeftFoot, said.
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@SantosFurie89 added: ‘Swirling down their toilet bowl stadium.. No less than American football fans have some history of success at that venue.’
‘Must have considered that before they named themselves Tottenham then, shouldn’t they,’ @ICanSeeYourFuture posted.
Spurs are massively struggling within the Premier League this season amid an injury crisis, with the club currently sat twelfth within the top-flight ahead of their trip to Ipswich Town on Saturday.
The north Londoners, who haven’t landed a significant trophy since 2008, are already out of the FA Cup having lost to Aston Villa within the fourth round.
Ange Postecoglou’s side were on the verge of reaching this season’s Carabao Cup final, having beaten Liverpool in the primary leg of their semi-final, but lost the second leg 4-0 earlier this month to exit the competition.
Former Liverpool defender and football pundit Jamie Carragher ripped Spurs to shreds after that individual match.
Speaking within the Sky Sports studio after the full-time whistle, Carragher said: ‘It was never doubtful before the sport. It’s Tottenham.
‘When do Tottenham ever win an enormous game? When do Tottenham ever go anywhere and surprise you and win against the percentages? It’s not only this Spurs team. They never shock you and do something out of the unusual.’
Spurs’ last likelihood of silverware this term is within the Europa League, with Postecoglou’s team set to face Dutch side AZ Alkmaar within the last 16 after the draw was made on Friday.
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