11 Most Ridiculous Excuses For Losing Football Matches

6. Video Games

As we've already established, David "Calamity" James had an impeccable record as a goalkeeper over his incredibly long, incredibly colourful career between the sticks. Not content with turning up to matches with hairstyles that ranged from affro-tastic to slicked down LEGO hair, he used to break up the boredom of watching the world's best League by occasionally imploding and committing the kind of mistakes that made Titus Bramble look like Paolo Maldini. Having enjoyed a particularly torrid time during his spell at Liverpool, during which he flapped more than the Liver bird, James suggested that the reason for his lack of prowess was down to his late night habits. But rather than admitting a late night clubbing and socialising habit, James admitted that he wasn't getting enough sleep thanks to his addiction to playing video games well after his bed time.