Tottenham made a cheeky reference to the club’s infamous lasagne saga during their home kit launch on Tuesday.
The Europa League winners dropped their new kit in a social media video package which featured players from both the men’s and women’s teams and fans of the club.
The video, narrated by former captain Ledley King, showed images of the smart new design, while Spurs first-team stars Archie Gray and Dejan Kulusevski modelled the shirt.
Tottenham’s theme for the kit launch was ‘take a vow’ in which King spoke about remaining loyal to the badge as a reminder for both the players and fans to remain united.
And in the message was a brilliant reference to one of the club’s most ill-famed moments on the final day of the 2005/06 season.
Much like a marriage, King spoke about the importance of sticking together in sickness and in health at which point they aired a picture of a plate of lasagne.
The reference refers to the final day of the 2005/06 season when ten Tottenham of Tottenham first-team squad were struck down by suspected food poisoning after eating a buffet dinner the night before a crunch clash against West Ham.
Stars such as Michael Carrick, Robbie Keane and Edgar Davids all fell foul to the lasagne after suffering from vomiting, while others reported symptoms of nausea.
A depleted side took to the pitch at Upton Park but went on to lose the match 2-1, missing out on Champions League qualification in the process.
And it was made all the worse as bitter rivals Arsenal claimed the last Champions League spot after winning their match against Wigan.
It appears that time has now healed the wounds of May 2006 with Spurs now able to make light of what was then described as “horrendous” by ex-Spurs midfielder Jermaine Jenas.
Fans were quick to spot the cheeky jibe in the video and it’s fair to say they enjoyed the humour in it.
One fan simply wrote: “Genius.”
Another replied: “This killed me.”
A third fan added: “Haha, good touch.”
A fourth wrote: “Did I just see the lasagne?”
As for the new kit, it dons a silky white backdrop with light grey and dark blue coloured sleeves.
The club’s crest has been centralised with the Nike logo underneath and shirt sponsor across the front in bold red text.
A club statement says: “The kit features a subtle tweak to the navy sleeves of last season, with a new grey and ashen slate pattern under the arm and the traditional lilywhite base forming the outer part of the sleeve.”
The kit went on sale for the first time on Tuesday in the club store and on Tottenham’s official website.
The shirt could be worn for the first time in the friendly against north London rivals Arsenal when they face off in a friendly on July 31 in Hong Kong.
