In a bid to keep with the hype around the 62,000-seat stadium, Tottenham’s social media team released a series of birds-eye-view pictures as construction work continues on the site of their former White Hart Lane ground.
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🏟️ The latest shots of #SpursNewStadium from the sky 🚁#COYS pic.twitter.com/5fDxT9zIbc
— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) 21 июля 2018 г.
The snaps did make waves – but, apparently, not exactly in a way the football club expected: social media users were quick to spot that the arena looked like a toilet seat from above, and the unfortunate angle drew much ridicule on Twitter:
Looks like a toilet seat
— PerkyG (@perkyg) 21 июля 2018 г.
Hahaha, when I saw this on my timeline I thought it was an Arsenal fan messing around! You actually built a stadium that looks like a toilet seat you absolute mugs!!
— 🔴⚪️ Pig-E-Wig 🐷 (@RichPigTaylor) 21 июля 2018 г.
The new "#UrinalStadium" looking flush for the new season 😂😂😂😂
— Christofski (@lindsay3_chris) 21 июля 2018 г.
2/3 years of hardwork only to be called a toilet stadium
— RF (@RampageFirmino) 21 июля 2018 г.
Tottenham Hotspur FC for you pic.twitter.com/4SFM1So8Bu
— GOONER SHISHIR🇳🇵 (@c2rkhanal) 21 июля 2018 г.
— 🌹Samantha J🌹 (@Together_Utd) 21 июля 2018 г.
— michael smyth (@wheresgrandad) 21 июля 2018 г.
Spurs’ first fixture in their new “home” stadium will be against Liverpool in the Premier League on September 15.