Thursday, 24 January 2019

Scott Pollock's EFL move is Hashtag United's next step into real world

The football team born online are top of the Eastern Senior League Division One South and one of their former number has joined Northampton

When any 17-year-old makes his debut for his boyhood club, jangling nerves are to be expected. But Scott Pollock – who made his Northampton Town debut in front of 4,849 people last Saturday – is no stranger to the spotlight after starring for Hashtag United, a team born online that, until recently, played matches in an imaginary league, watched on YouTube by millions. In fact, less than 18 months ago Pollock was man-marking Steven Gerrard in front of almost 35,000 against Tekkers Town in the Wembley Cup and taking home the man of the match award.

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from Football | The Guardian http://bit.ly/2sGRIli

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