Tottenham are under increasing pressure to take action against their own supporters after the influential World Jewish Congress urged the club to take an ‘overdue’ stand against those who self-identify with the Y-word.
Spurs fans will regularly chant ‘Y** Army’ and salute their players as ‘Y****s’ in recognition of the club’s Jewish heritage and in spite of the clear anti-semitic nature of the word.
It has served to undermine campaigns to banish the songs which have been recently led by Chelsea — a club owned by Roman Abramovich, a Russian Jew — who are determined to stop a small section of fans who persist in using the Y-word to taunt their London rivals.