Source: Daily_Mail
Hatchet man: Carling Cup final Fan-O-Meter was nothing to shout about
That annoying advertising hoarding at Wembley in the Carling Cup final on Sunday which flashed up meaningless figures all game long was claimed by the companies responsible for it to be a 'world first'.[LNB]The Fan-O-Meter (they must have taken ages coming up with that original name) was supposed to measure the levels of supporter noise from the Manchester United[LNB]and Tottenham [LNB]contingents.[LNB] Make a noise: Spurs fans find something to get excited about at Wembley[LNB]But it just seemed like a ridiculous and unnecessary gimmick that one set of fans were always bound not to believe.[LNB] More from Hatchet Man... Hatchet man: QPR owners should give Sousa the time they were promising[LNB]02/03/09 Hatchet man: Stumbling Brown matches Geovanni with a tantrum of his own[LNB]02/03/09 Hatchet man: Rio's in cloud cuckoo land if he thinks Jose is fit to replace Fergie[LNB]02/03/09 Hatchet man: Redknapp and O'Neill left with egg on their faces[LNB]02/03/09 Simon Jordan [LNB]27/02/09 HATCHET MAN: Gray was pie in the Sky when he said Baggies lack fight - West Brom lack quality not bottle[LNB]27/02/09 HATCHET MAN: When players can count the fans at a near-empty Riverside, Pogatetz thinks it's brilliant practice for the second division[LNB]27/02/09 HATCHET MAN: If Liverpool send for Mourinho it will be Benitez's own fault - at least Jose knows how to sign contracts and win Premier League titles [LNB]27/02/09 VIEW FULL ARCHIVE[LNB] It may be a world first but, as spectacularly unsuccessful as it was, it will probably be a last too. The companies responsible, Sky Sports and Carling, set up a charity donation to go with the publicity exercise, so it was not all bad, but they could have done that without a pointless display by the side of the pitch and on the TV. [LNB] [LNB]
