Best ever football ads: Jim Staples
On Pubcast #58, out and available to download for your listening pleasure later this week, I will be asking the motley crew to discuss their favourite football themed TV adverts. There’s been some stonking efforts over the years… plus some awful ones (Chicken Tonight with Ian Wright for anyone? Or for the veggies there’s always the Ryan Giggs Quorn option). Focussing back on the positives… I’ve found one brand has consistently delivered over the years. Creating adverts featuring top stars from the beautiful game is one thing; making them inspirational, funny and entertaining is quite another. So allow me to present my top 3 Nike football adverts
3) Nike- The Cage
A top soundtrack, more A-List footballers they you can shake a linesman’s flag at, a big boat and a shiny football. What more could you want? Oh yeah… Cantona as a ref. This is the advert that just keeps on giving
2) Nike- Write The Future
Wayne Rooney sporting a ginger beard and living in a caravan. Genius
1) Nike- Parklife
The cream of Premiership talent make up the cast of my top pick. It captures the traditional amateur experience perfectly; even down to the early morning fry up and half-time oranges. Steve Stone also manages to convert the type of chance we know he’s had trouble with in the past, before displaying a stomach distinctly more Sunday League than Premier League
Michael Coxon, and 
Jim Staples are discussing.
Michael Coxon 7:38 am on November 23, 2011 Permalink
I’ve just realised…the bald fella ISN’T Steve Stone.
I thought I couldn’t remember him being in the ad and, aside from him being a good foot or so taller than the diminutive Forest wonder and looking more like Karl Pilkington in his close up, I think the point is that the Sunday League player can be a star as well.
Still…nice lookalike, just like the Bruce Grobelaar doppelganger that David Seaman leaps above.
Jim Staples 11:44 am on November 23, 2011 Permalink
It’s definitely Steve Stone
Michael Coxon 5:38 pm on November 23, 2011 Permalink
I 100% guarantee you it isn’t. I’ll find some evidence.
On a side note Steve Stone owned my sister’s student house. It was quite a nice little house but she never got to meet him.