For reasons known only to them, Tottenham Hotspur are filming their players playing Mario Kart.

And you can choose the track they race on! Providing it’s either Luigi Raceway, both courses from the Mario 64 version. That game is universally acknowledged to be one of the crowning achievements of the video game series, having earned plaudits on its release in 1997.

But as one Spurs fan justifiably asked, was there no way a football club worth millions of pounds couldn’t have sprung for Mario Kart 8 on the Wii U?

It wasn’t the only complaint Tottenham fans had over the club’s upcoming video – with several fans asking the major question – why can’t the players race on Rainbow Road?

SpursTV are filming a Mario Kart challenge with the players soon and we need you to pick which track they'll race! pic.twitter.com/MithdVqCvL — Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) November 17, 2015

.@SpursOfficial a club worth billions and you're making the lads play on a N64? #LevyOut — mike (@cupofmud) November 17, 2015

@SpursOfficial RAINBOW ROAD PLS LADS IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS DAY — k (@ClintonNkhyfer) November 17, 2015

@SpursOfficial I'd like to see Harry Kane attempt Rainbow Road. — Ollie Davis (@Ollie_Davis) November 17, 2015

@SpursOfficial Rainbow Road obvs. See if anyone knows the shortcut. — Alex B (@Alex_Beetles) November 17, 2015

The legendary track, in which racers drive on rainbows suspended in space, takes no prisoners and would likely offer the footballers a stern test.

Tottenham have not revealed which of their players will be taking part in the race, but surely the answer is obvious.

Who else but cover star of Regtransfers magazine Andros Townsend? Surely the winger, who crashed his white £100,000 Porsche in 2013, would bring plenty of excitement to the Mario Kart track.

And, with the England winger unwanted around Mauricio Pochettino's squad, could this be the moment Townsend shows he has the legs for the top-four race?