The Knee Jerk: Picking The England Team The Ebbsfleet United Way
EBBSFLEET United FC has been bought by net nerds. They will play fantasy football with real people – tinkering with their livelihoods and their careers - by picking the team and the tactics via online polls.
The club’s new owners won’t see all the games, all the training sessions. But they can read the match reports. And make their judgements.
In light of that, today Anorak introduces its Knee Jerk Column, where we give an instant reaction to how the modern fan responds to headlines:
GUARDIAN: “[Paul] Robinson fails to impress in training” – And in games against Croatia, Russia, Germany. Dropped
INDEPENDENT: “Croatia unafraid of England except for boot of Beckham” – Play Beckham as lone striker
INDEPENDENT: “Wenger urges McClaren to pack midfield” – Play a 0-10-1 formation
THE TIMES: “Carson back in the frame after crisis of confidence for Robinson” – Pick Carson
DAILY STAR: “I’LL END IT LIKE BECKS – Peter Crouch wants to do a Beckham, who famously scored in the final minute to secure a vital draw with Greece – Crouch to take all free kicks
DAILY MAIL: “Becks’ appeal waning” – Drop Beckham
“BECKS GIVES ME HEAD START – Crouch has the jump on rivals if Mac picks David” – Pick Beckham and Crouch up front
Posted: 20th, November 2007 | In: Back pages Comment (1) | Follow the Comments on our RSS feed: RSS 2.0 | TrackBack | Permalink
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November 21st, 2007 at 9:32 am
It would be interesting to see how they intend running this little lot.
What happens if you’re a paid up member and a bunch of clowns decide on a “special contribution” so that the club can buy a “special” player?
What happens when it all goes wrong and members don’t renew, leaving the club short on finances?
I feel sorry for all the staff, playing and otherwise, who’s livelihoods now hang in the balance, and for the original fans of this club when this all goes wrong, which, sad to say, I have very little doubt that it will.
Actually, the worst aspect of all of this is the money-grabbing auditing firms who want to “offer advice”, which no doubt translates into “how much of that cash can we grab before this all goes t!ts up?”