TOTTENHAM fans targeted legendary ex-skipper Gary Mabbutt in an amusing conspiracy theory after he tied his old club with Manchester City in the fourth round of the FA Cup.
Even Mabbutt’s status as one of Spurs’ most popular players could never save him from online banter after he engineered a tough home fixture against the 2023 Treble winners.
Tottenham have not won the cup since Mabbutt lifted it after a 2-1 win over Nottingham Forest in the 1991 final.
At the time, this meant Spurs had won a record eight times in the league.
Since then, however, Tottenham’s biggest rivals Arsenal have moved to the top of the table at fourteen, with Manchester United at twelve.
And both Liverpool and Chelsea now share third place in the table, as Spurs have been in eighth place for 33 years.
Mabbutt’s historic moment was not lost on Tottenham fans after Monday night’s draw.
One cheeky supporter wrote: “Gary Mabbutt is absolutely determined to remain the last Spurs captain to lift the cup.”
In fact, Tottenham have failed to achieve any major success since beating Chelsea in the 2008 Carabao Cup final.
And most fans were less than happy with the ‘reward’ for last Friday’s 1-0 third round win over Burnley – a draw with Pep Guardiola’s FA Cup holders.
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But one claimed: “Man City will be as impressed with that draw as Spurs. Away. At Tottenham. Their bogey team. It’s 50/50.”
And a neutral follower argued: “One of the worst draws I’ve seen… the only interesting match is Tottenham vs Man City.”
That could be a harsh judgment considering Chelsea are linked with Aston Villa at home and National League Eastleigh could host Erik ten Hag’s United.
That’s if Eastleigh beat Newport in their replay and United beat League One Wigan.