NBA legend Shaq wished the
Cobblers good luck as they try to win promotion from the lowest tier of English
professional football and promised to attend a match at the club's 7,653
capacity Six fields Stadium.
Basketball star Shaquille
O'Neal has revealed his surprise love for Northampton Town football club in a
video. The forty-three-year-old co-owns a US radio station with Kelvin Thomas,
the club's new chairman.
In the video message,
O'Neal - 2.16m (7ft 1in) - says: "I just wanted to wish Kelvin and all the
Cobblers best of luck.
"First place is where
I like to be and it's great to see you guys at the top.
"Looking forward to
coming to Sixfields at some point to see a match.
"Keep grinding guys, I
know you're going to be the champs."
Fans joked O'Neal could
prove useful on the pitch given his stature.
On Facebook, Anthony
Kilgannon said: "He would be handy when we get a corner."
And Owen Holland added:
"Score on just about every corner, just teach him not to use his
hands!"
Others were surprised to
see the 43-year-old spurring the club on in his video message.
Among the comments on
YouTube were people calling the video "brilliant" and
"unexpected".
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