Tottenham call for fans to ‘move on’ from the Y-word

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Leading anti-discrimination charities have welcomed Tottenham’s desire to “move on” from the Y-word being associated with the club. Lord Mann, the charity’s Anti-Semitism Ambassador said in a statement released to the PA news agency: “The use of the Y-word as a defiant response from Jewish Spurs supporters was important in its time. It is so incongruous to see Spurs players taking the knee before the match in opposition to racism and then when the match starts you have the Y-word, which is in any other context antisemitic abuse, ringing around the stadium Dave Rich, Community Security Trust “However, increasingly its aggressive misuse to abuse Spurs, its fans, the club, and its owners has had negative consequences elsewhere. “I congratulate Tottenham Hotspur on their announcement and trust that other clubs will play their part in eradicating the use of the Y-word throughout football.” Spurs revealed that from 23,000 responses 94 per cent of people acknowledged that the Y-word was a racist term, with key findings from the consultation also showing fans feel uncomfortable with its use at matches, younger fans are unaware of the historical context and that it is time to reconsider it’s ongoing use.