Tottenham Hotspur fans have been digging deep to help out Leyton Orient following the called off match between the two clubs in the Carabao Cup.
The game on Tuesday night was officially called off just two hours before it was meant to kick off, following a big number of positive COVID-19 test at the League Two club, with reporting suggesting as many as 17.
Tottenham had offered to pay for tests for Orient as regular testing is not mandatory at that level of the game and the results proved it was a wise move.
However, while Orient hope to have the match rescheduled the rules of the Carabao Cup clearly state that any club unable to play a game in rounds one to four of the competitive due to positive tests must forfeit for the tie.
Full reports from Public Health England are being awaited by the EFL and there is a belief that once those are received, Orient's fate could be sealed and Tottenham awarded the win and a home tie in the fourth round against Chelsea or Barnsley.
At a tough time financially for football clubs, the League Two outfit would miss out on a six-figure sum in television money with Sky Sports have agreed to show the game and any potential prize money, and in response Spurs fans have been looking to help out in their droves.
There is another connection between the two clubs as Tottenham striker Harry Kane helped out his first loan club by sponsoring their shirts this season, boosting the club with vital funds and also supporting good causes.
As part of his deal, Orient's home shirt carries a message of thanks to frontline workers tackling the coronavirus pandemic.
Mental health charity Mind and Haven House Children's Hospice have their logos on Orient's two other shirts as part of the deal.
Tottenham fans decided to buy up Orient shirts and merchandise on Wednesday after the news that the game would be called off and they have been donated to children.
Orient tweeted on Wednesday morning: "The club shop has done over £20,000 of sales since yesterday morning! No words for your generosity, Spurs fans."
The donated iterms will go to children at Whipps’ Cross Hospital, as well as Haven House Children’s Hospice – two of the partners from Kane’s front of shirt sponsorship.
To find out how to donate children’s kits, click here.
Tottenham's match-worn shirts from the cup tie were due to be signed and auctioned in aid of the JE3 Foundation, set up in the memory of former Spurs player and Orient manager Justin Edinburgh.
The club are still expected to raise funds for the charity despite the match being cancelled.
The Tottenham Hotspur Supporters' Trust have also been encouraging fans who would have ordinarily gone to the now behind closed doors match to donate towards the foundation with more than £8,000 raised in recent days.
