‘Tis the time for giving. But with the Premier League and its clubs rolling on as a relentless money-making machine, we choose the worst that club websites have to offer. To keep it fair, there is one from each of the ‘Big Five’:
1. Arsenal Fish and Chips sweets
I can see the reasoning behind selling sweets in the club shop (something to keep the kids quiet during the second half), but quite why Arsenal have produced their sweets in the shape of fish and chips in a Arsenal FC branded cone is beyond me.
2. Chelsea FC inflatable shirt
I just don’t get it. An inflatable shirt, what even is the point? According to the blurb, you can hold it aloft your head at games to show your support for Chelsea. To be honest, if you are sat in the home section at Stamford Bridge whilst there is a match playing, it becomes fairly apparent that you support Chelsea.
3. Liverpool Ladies superhero costume
Advertised as a fancy dress costume, but the look of the ‘outfit’ just gives off the impression that there will be an army of Scousers buying this for their other half with the intention of it being an item of clothing to be used in the bedroom.
4. Manchester City Champions League Women’s Tevez shirt
What better way to say ‘I don’t love you anymore, you have behaved badly, and you have to move out. PS I’d like you to move abroad’ to your girlfriend/wife than a Carlos Tevez shirt. Will have the added bonus of her receiving threatening looks as she walks around Manchester. The extortionate price of £60 may be a stalling point, however.
5. Manchester United Wayne Rooney face mask
Yes it’s only Christmas, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t be planning for Haloween in October 2012. So dress up in this face mask for a bargain price of £1.69 and scare the sh*t out of kids in the neighbourhood. Alternatively, if you are desperately in love/lust with your sister-in-law, use the Ryan Giggs mask to make the first move.
