<p>LONDON — Tottenham’s newest sponsor didn’t exactly paint a great picture of the club when launching their partnership on Thursday.</p>
<p>Paint supplier Dulux had to apologize after its social media team mocked Tottenham on Twitter shortly after announcing that the company had become the Premier League club’s “official paint supplier.” </p>
<p>The tweets included a jibe about Tottenham’s lack of trophies and a barb suggesting the company’s dog mascot would make a better defender than the Spurs players.</p>
<p>“We’re deeply sorry," Dulux said in a statement after the tweets unleashed a torrent of social media ridicule on the north London club.</p>
<p>The paint company had replied to users making fun of the club’s lack of silverware since 2008 by posting a picture of an empty trophy cabinet being for sale.</p>
<p>In a reply to a tweet asking whether the Dulux dog can play center back, the company replied: “He might do a better job.”</p>
<p>The tweets were quickly deleted.</p>
<p>“These do not reflect how proud we are to be the Official Paint Supplier of the Club," the company tweeted. "We’re investigating what happened and apologise to all Spurs fans.”</p>
<p>Tottenham brushed off the taunts.</p>
<p>“We’ll gloss over it this time," the club tweeted.</p>
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