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How one man went from gaming and making videos at home to becoming a football club owner
'The bizarre new world of football' Guardian
I lifted the trophy triumphantly over my head, just as I’d seen so many FA Cup, World Cup and Champions League winners do on TV. It was quite simply the best moment of my life. Hashtag United had won.
So, how on earth did this happen? How did a kid who at one point couldn’t even get in his school team end up playing at Wembley Stadium in front of 20,000 people? How did someone who spent his life playing computer games get to play football in the same side as World Cup- and Champions League-winning players?
I'm hardly sure myself. But here's my attempt to tell the story.
'The bizarre new world of football' Guardian
I lifted the trophy triumphantly over my head, just as I’d seen so many FA Cup, World Cup and Champions League winners do on TV. It was quite simply the best moment of my life. Hashtag United had won.
So, how on earth did this happen? How did a kid who at one point couldn’t even get in his school team end up playing at Wembley Stadium in front of 20,000 people? How did someone who spent his life playing computer games get to play football in the same side as World Cup- and Champions League-winning players?
I'm hardly sure myself. But here's my attempt to tell the story.
272 pages, ebook
Published August 9, 2018
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November 17, 2019
The official autobiography from YouTuber turned... well, I'm not really sure? Spencer has dabbled in so many different genres of media that you'd struggle to try and piece it all together, so he does it for you. Follow his interesting life right from the early days, through to working for Vincent Kompany, and on to his current successes on YouTube and beyond.
For someone who might not know much about him, or have seen his content, you'd possibly not be as invested in Spencer's life as a fan would. I mean, why would you read the autobiography of someone you don't know?! But for, and as, someone who has followed him for a while, it's interesting to see in a little more detail a lot of the stories and experiences he has shared during videos.
And that's possibly the only criticism I can throw at our Spence. His life is largely available to hear about on his YouTube channel, and as such the book simply fleshes those stories out. There's no huge revelations that come out of it, and thus is a nice tale to read, but isn't going to change your perspective or fascinate you unknowingly.
For someone who might not know much about him, or have seen his content, you'd possibly not be as invested in Spencer's life as a fan would. I mean, why would you read the autobiography of someone you don't know?! But for, and as, someone who has followed him for a while, it's interesting to see in a little more detail a lot of the stories and experiences he has shared during videos.
And that's possibly the only criticism I can throw at our Spence. His life is largely available to hear about on his YouTube channel, and as such the book simply fleshes those stories out. There's no huge revelations that come out of it, and thus is a nice tale to read, but isn't going to change your perspective or fascinate you unknowingly.
January 17, 2019
Spencer FC isn't a natural writer and doesn't have much of a writing style. His is only a moderately interesting story but as an introduction into a world I knew absolutely nothing about, the world of football YouTubers, I did find myself quite engaged at times.
October 18, 2021
4 stars but only because I've watched Spencer's YouTube channel since 2014-2015. Interesting book as a fan, but not sure if anyone else would like it.
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