Fever Pitch mark II
Hornby’s Fever Pitch was an original and insightful autobiographical account of the life of a die-hard fan. Fever Pitch the movie was an unoriginal nineties British rom-com, with everything that phrase implies…
At least the inevitable American remake had the decency to switch the setting from soccerball to baseball…
Prawn Sandwiches
When Roy Keane invoked this innocent snack in 2000, it became a byword for the gentrification – and emasculation – of the game. Keane complained that the Old Trafford crowd (audience?) was too quiet and too critical. Overnight, the “Prawn Sandwich Brigade” was born.
New Fans
New fans support successful teams, and expect success at all times. Not for them a lifetime of suffering with the occasional promotion and subsequent relegation. Chelsea’s “plazzy flag brigade” spring to mind of course, as personified by David Mellor…
…and Watford turncoat Tim “Legend” Lovejoy…
But when the Fast Show took aim at the new fan, they trained their sights on – you guessed – Islington…
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