Supporters of League One champions Lincoln City directed a funny chant at Tottenham last week, and the travelling Spurs fans at Villa Park decided to respond yesterday.
Over the past few weeks, it has felt like almost every other team in the English footballing pyramid has been hankering for Tottenham Hotspur to go down.
In fact, some Spurs fans were even starting to wonder if the referees wanted them to get relegated, given the number of big calls that were going against the Lilywhites.
It was not just Premier League rivals who wanted to see Tottenham relegated for the first time in 50 years, with EFL clubs also understandably salivating at the prospect of an away day at N17 next season.
Tottenham fans copy the fans of Lincoln supporters during win at Villa Park
Lincoln were crowned champions of League One last week, with the club achieving promotion to the second tier of English football for the first time since 1961.
During their title celebrations, both the Lincoln fans and their players could not help but be excited about the fact that they will be in the same division as Spurs, with chants of ‘Tottenham away ole ole’ ringing around the LNER Stadium.
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Interestingly, Spurs fans decided to mockingly co-opt the chant during their 2-1 win over Villa Park, which saw them move out of the drop zone.
Chants of ‘Tottenhama away ole ole’ could be heard very loudly from the travelling Spurs fans towards the end of the game.
Spurs fans cannot celebrate just yet
The mood around Tottenham has been completely transformed with the results at the bottom of the table over the last two days, which has put the Lilywhites in a strong position to stay up.
However, Roberto De Zerbi will be aware that the job is still not done, with only a point separating his side and West Ham.
The North Londoners may have a golden opportunity to put some daylight between them and the Hammers when they host Leeds next Monday, a day after Nuno Espirito Santo’s men take on Arsenal.