Top Ten Superstitious Players
Triskaidekaphobia. Not only is a mammoth score at Scrabble but it's also the name given to the irrational fear of the number 13. That, coincidentally, is the number of this issue of Catflap so you can hardly blame us for listing the TOP TEN SUPERSTITIOUS PLAYERS, can you?
Luke McCormick
The Plymouth goalkeeper cuts off the bottom of his brand new socks before every match. It probably accounts for half of Plymouth's budget.
John Terry
The England skipper insists on having the same spot in the Chelsea car park, wearing the same shin pads he's had for ten years and sitting on the same seat on the team bus.
Gary Lineker
During his playing career ol' big ears would wear the same kit if he'd played well in it in a previous match. “If I ever went on a bad run, I'd always get a haircut,†he said. Makes sense.
Neil Warnock
Warnock's OCD type superstitions included wearing the same suit and tie again if Sheff Utd won, taking the same route home and stopping at the same traffic lights, even if the light was green.
Germany
When they arrived at their hotel in Portugal for the European Championships in 2004, they refused to stay on the 13th floor that they'd been allocated, believing it to be unlucky.
