Farrell plays the O2 Arena but Lions squad reveal slips up by charging fans

Staging a live event is not such a bad idea but it should not have been used as an opportunity to gouge more money out of loyal followersWhen the scores are tied, there’s 50 seconds left on the clock, and you need someone who’s going to step up and take that drop goal, then Andy Farrell was your man. And when the series is all-square with one game left to play, and you need someone to give the big speech that’s exactly what everyone needs to hear in the last hours before the match, you won’t find many better. He may very well turn out to be exactly who you need to lead a group of 38 best players from across Britain and Ireland through a six-week tour of Australia, too.Whether any of this means Farrell’s someone you want to pay to see play the O2 Arena is another matter. But here he was under the bright lights, regardless sandwiched between Usher and Olly Murs in the (un)coveted Wednesday 3pm slot at the Indigo Lounge, front and centre of the British & Irish Lions’ first-ever live squad announcement show. “So what makes the Lions so special, Andy?” asked the presenter, Lee McKenzie. “Well,” Farrell replied under his breath, “it’s impossible to put into words”. After four years of waiting, the final 30 minutes started to feel painfully long. Continue reading...

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