Own goals and gaffes - the age of YouTube

Back in the 90s, Danny Baker (and many others) made a festive packet by releasing things called video tapes, containing footage of numerous errors made by footballers. Baker himself used to wander around the streets of SE London in a Millwall shirt, bemoaning about the play-offs, referees and pure bad luck. His videos were called Own Goals and Gaffs, and have been followed by all sorts of celeb endorsements, such as Johnny Vaughan, Danny 'pwopah nawty' Dyer and Robbie Savage.

Oh no, my Twitter has crashed

It seems now we don't need to wait for Christmas to see the latest boo-boos from around the globe. This week alone, a poor chap in Hong Kong was the latest video sensation, having scored one of those own goals that seemed to fly in, and would never go in again if he tried. Facebook and Twitter were alive with the clip, and the player (Nigerian Festus Baise of Sun Hei, if you're a Tottenham talent scout) is now a laughing stock the world over.

How did we get by on football before YouTube? To most English football fans, YouTube is a mystical land, where Zlatan Ibrahimovic is good, any new signing can be judged on a 45 second clip set to a Nickelback single, or a new fan can swot up on their chosen club and appear knowledgeable.

8 consecutive league titles, but can he do it in England?

Maybe Christmas shopping is the prime market for these videos, at least until internet TVs become commonplace, the perfect post dinner entertainment - watch foreign keepers save a penalty then let it spin back in with all the family! Remember David Seaman before Dancing on Ice, when he couldn't keep out a shot over 6 feet high!

YouTube and it's varients are here to stay, even making it onto regular TV broadcasts, certainly on a slow day in the Sky Sports News studio. In the days of instant fame, Twitter and camera phones, one mistake, and you're a star. Or this bloke... Sorry Festus.

Uncle Festus in his own horror show

Merry Christmas from Nelson's Column!