Viewers say they have been disgusted and embarrassed by fans who interrupted a minute’s silence for the Queen at Tottenham v Leicester.
The minute’s silence – which was followed by a rendition of the national anthem – was overshadowed by audible shouts from supporters.
Tribute was being paid to Queen Elizabeth II with this weekend’s round of fixtures the first since her passing on Thursday the 8th of September and her funeral on Monday 19th.
Spurs minutes silence..
Can anyone hear this?
I’m struggling to hear anything đ pic.twitter.com/8102P36LMoâ Davolaa (@Davolaar) September 17, 2022
The Premier League released a statement explaining that clubs would be given an opportunity to ‘pay tribute to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’ at each game in the weekend 16-18 September.
However, not all fans have been able to honour the minute’s silences, with a number of individuals feeling the need to scream and swear ahead of Spurs’ meeting with Leicester.
And the actions of a select few in attendance have sparked outrage on Twitter, with those who took to break the show of respect heavily criticised.
Some have been almost unanimous in their condemnation of the actions of those who chose to violate the sign of respect, irrespective of which side the fans support, and even noted how broadcasters and radio stations were quick to cover the lack of respect.
The game itself finished 6-2 to the hosts with Heung-min Son ending his drought with a stunning second-half hat-trick; Harry Kane, Eric Dier and Rodrigo Bentancur were on target as Spurs extend their unbeaten start to seven games to move level on points with Man City; winless Leicester are rooted to foot of the Premier League table.
Viewers were embarrassed by fans who interrupted the minute’s silence at Tottenham v Leicester, see that reaction below…
Tottenham and Leicester observe a minute’s silence and sing the national anthem in memory of Queen Elizabeth II. pic.twitter.com/pNQ0f7cOPb
â Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) September 17, 2022
@donmac77: To the small number of Spurs / Leicester fans who didnât remain silent for one minute during the silence for the Queen, you are an utter disgrace to both club and country. F8ck off
@ameliarosetabb: Just walked in to the beginning of the Leicester v Tottenham game to absolutely disgusting language towards the queen in a minutes silence. VILE! Should be ashamed of your fans @SpursOfficial @LCFC
@warsawwhite: Minute silence at Spurs so bad that had to mute it on 5live
@Grobiest: How did them scousers get in?
@Alexmitton10: A few fans have let down the entire club down in that minute silence. Embarrassed to be a Spurs fan after that đ¤Śââď¸ #THFC
@theaugod: Wonât hear a word about this coz itâs not liverpool. Worst one yet this.
@ItsAideonlynow: Spurs đ Why, in a minutes silence, do you hear so many shouting âshut the fuck upâ as loud as possible? Surely itâs better to shake your head in disgust or give them a glare? I donât understand how hard it is to show respect for 1 minute.
@MrDavidWhelan: Audible shouting (?) during the minuteâs silence before Spurs v Leicester so the producer of at least the American coverage cranked up the white noise to deafening levels
@markowen84: So a few at Forest and now a few at Spurs, disrupting the minute silence. A few out of many thousands does NOT DEFINE the whole support of both clubs.
@georgemarshhh: Hardly silent
@BenCashen: Shame it wasnât silent!
@Sportpix999: Disgusting language and disrespect from a few was vividly heard on the radio
@LFC_RV: âObserveâ
@Cevans1999: I tell you what those pesky Liverpool and Celtic fans seem to go to a lot of random games.
@mrhorsdusujet: This is why football was cancelled last week and policing is an issue in terms of this weekends fixtures. Football fans canât behave themselves, if you canât shut your fucking gob for a minute you shouldnât be allowed at a football ground without an appropriate adult.
@Armsden1: Disrespectful pricks
@Gards44: As a spurs fan this is embarrassing to listen to! Yes it was prob 10 people but 10 to many! They should have been thrown out! #THFC
@JC2ok: Fucking state of em
@charlotteee30: Well they didnât observe it did they, there was shouting all the way through from the crowd.
@carling_4737: Fucking embarrassing. Disgusting behaviour from a few pricks.
@GeorgeGoldie2: Shocking. Vile. Unbelievable. What a classy club!!!!! @adamhotspurs
@RobHolder92: This minute silence has been really difficult for so many teams.
@_Blow15: Funny that. Far more noise than at Anfield but not a sniff of people saying it wasnât anything but impeccably observed?
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