Kris Commons is making like a journalist, he’s bizarrely started writing his own column on the FA website; which is a great idea. The Internet has really opened up as a medium for budding writers to get their message out to the masses, well it should be, this site is an example of it, so giving players the opportunity to do so is a good move, I think, if a little contrived. But it could be an interesting weekly window into the world of Kris.
His first article focuses unsurprisingly on the FA Cup, given our game with Salisbury tomorrow – he writes about his past form in the tournament, which of course includes a hattrick in the previous round against Yeading, and a brilliant performance against Tottenham Hotspur a couple of seasons back. He also talks of his childhood support of Forest, including a trip to the infamous 1991 FA Cup final, it’s a nice read.
Certainly the invitation to email a question to Kris, with examples such as his best friend in football, or the music on the team bus (surely they all have iPods?) is means that the column is probably targeted at starry-eyed youngsters, but it’s a really good way to reach fans without trying to fleece cash out of them for programmes and suchlike.
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