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  • Stewart Downing Misses Penalty, Gets Drilled on Twitter

    The last time I wrote about Stewart Downing, I was the one who got taken to task by the readers, but then again, Downing hadn’t yet missed a penalty against Chelsea. Now that he has–check out the lead video–the Twitterverse is out in force, reminding Liverpool’s management team just how much support Downing really has. Which is to say, not much.

    If you’re a member of Downing’s family and/or a Liverpool fan, the upcoming reaction probably won’t go over well, but if you’re someone who enjoys the failings of others, or at least reading about people react to these failures, you’ll be right at home:

    @FourFourTom
    FourFourTom    Stewart Downing is the joke that keeps on giving. 28 minutes ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    @UtdWeekly
    SAFStandBlog    Stuart Downing statistics: 0 league goals, 0 league assists, and 1 arrest. Money well spent #lfc 24 minutes ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    @M_arioBalotelli
    Mario Balotelli    Stewart Downing doesn’t score, in other news the sky is blue. 25 minutes ago via Twitter for iPhone ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    @KaiWayne
    Kai Wayne     Downing shoots and misses. The beauty of “Copy and Paste”. 26 minutes ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    @MrAcconci
    Cristiano Acconci    Downing was trying to get his first assist of the season by using the post. 28 minutes ago via TweetDeck ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    @FunnyFootball__
    Football Jokes™    Stewart Downing still trails Tim Howard in both goals and assists this season. 1 minute ago via Twitter for iPhone ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    In case you aren’t familiar, Tim Howard is the goalie for Team USA and Everton. The fact that he has more goals and assists than an in-the-field player is a little surprising, even more so when you consider just how much Liverpool paid for Downing (£20 million transfer fee). With that in mind, what does Downing have to do to win the fans over? Score a bunch of goals? Get out of Liverpool?

    If Downing did actually start scoring for Liverpool, would the world, especially Twitter, be able to handle it?

  • Fake YouTube Video Leads to Multi-Million Dollar Soccer Transfer

    What can a fake YouTube video do for you? Well, if you’re name is Stewart Downing, a moderately-talented soccer player for Liverpool, it can turn a decent paycheck into an absolute gold mine.

    The story, which was seen over at TheBigLead.com, goes something like this: Before he transferred to Liverpool, Downing’s previous club, Aston Villa, made a viral video of Downing hitting soccer balls into a trashcans that were placed some 30 yards away. Members of the Liverpool management team — Americans John Henry and Tom Werner — saw the video and apparently went nuts.

    The only problem is, the video was a fake:


    Now, it should be noted that Downing was already a player in the English Premier League, although, he’s probably not good enough to warrant £20 million transfer fee. Thanks to the video, however, the American management team just had to have him, even after they realized the video was a fake:

    John and I said, ‘Oh my god, this player is brilliant, we’ve got figure out a way to make a deal with him.’ We later found out of course that the footage was somewhat doctored but we were so excited about Downing joining Liverpool.

    So what can a viral video do for you? Well, if the right, — or in this case, wrong — management team gets ahold of it, you may wind up being part of a huge money deal, one that’s way, way above your skill level.