Tottenham have hit out at critics over their changing of their background image on Twitter.
Spurs reacted to uproar over the club changing the picture on their official Twitter profile, removing a photo of Bale.
The picture also contained Clint Dempsey, who has left White Hart Lane for the Seattle Sounders, and has been replaced with an image of Mousa Dembele and Aaron Lennon.
Changing our Twitter background seems to have created a bit of a frenzy. With Clint leaving the Club, it was time for an image change #THFC — Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) August 6, 2013
Gareth was on that background too. Did anyone notice? We change our social media backgrounds regularly and feature all players. #THFC — Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) August 6, 2013
We might change our Twitter background image again - hope nobody reads too much into it. WARNING: another change is coming! #THFC — Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) August 7, 2013
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