Fortunately for both parties it turns out that he is simply hoping to appear for Doncaster Rovers at some point this season in order to raise money for the Bluebell Wood Children’s Hospice.
As a PR stunt it certainly did its job in terms of attracting publicity for the club and for the charity but it also spawned a quite brilliant reaction from former Ireland manager and current Ipswich boss Mick McCarthy, who had the following exchange with a Sky Sports News reporter when quizzed about it earlier today.
Sky Sports News presenter: “If you could sign a singer, who would it be and why?”
Big Mick: “Well it won’t be a geezer from One Direction, I can assure you of that. It’ll be Rihanna or Beyonce or somebody like that. At least we can guarantee some talent in the team over the winter, and something to look at as well for us old fellas.”[/QUOTE]
