For all us transfer window aficionados, it has been a decent start to the summer. The plastic fans might think it’s been lacking stardust but we
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So, like Luis Suárez agitating for a move from Liverpool in 2014, there’s a lot to get your teeth into. And if you step back from the daily plot machinations, the themes of the window are
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With many deals unlikely to be completed until after Russia 2018 and deadline day for English clubs brought forward to 9 August, this transfer window is going to be short and punchy – properly Billy Bremner. Sky Sports is understandably excited and, even though the window doesn’t open until Saturday, it started its deadline day doomsday clock last week. Transfer-window fans look well-placed for drama this summer; there will be surprises and letdowns, twists and betrayals, of that you can be sure.
Roughly the same guarantees apply to Love Island. The other live soap of the summer is airing every night of the week on ITV2. It’s a reality show in which a group of young people, their unique unifying feature being that they look good in swimwear, are flown to Marbella and forced to hunt for love. Each contestant begins the competition in a couple, but spends most of their time flirting with other people, and are then paired off again when they least expect it. All this goes on to a constant background hum of gossip and speculation as to who the islanders might end up with. You can see where I’m going with this, can’t you?
If recent happenings in the transfer window
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I’m not aware of precise figures on the crossover between Love Island fandom and that for the transfer window, but my guess would be it is substantial. Certainly greater than the number that applied to go to Oxford this year. The two sagas share a soapy storyline after all, but also provoke their audiences in similar ways. One of the pleasures of watching Love Island is to pair off people in your head. You hope that the pen salesman with refurbished teeth and the
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Both the island and the window provoke value judgments: is this person lying or telling the truth? Are they worth all the bother? Could this pairing – which looks perfect on first inspection – turn out to be a massive flop? The real reason they fascinate is because of the human element. Who doesn’t want Jonny Evans to get a transfer to a top-four club after proving himself in adversity? Is this not exactly the same instinct that
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One important point of difference between the show and the market, however, is that Love Island tends toward sincerity. Yes, it’s a game show, and contestants might be scheming for a career of appearances at regional nightclubs, but with cameras recording their every
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