Footballer’s Cribs on MTV

by Adrian How

Got stuck in several traffic jams and it took me almost two whole hours to get back home today. I sung to Jason Mraz and the Click 5 whilst my left foot was getting excessive clutch action. Methinks my next car will definitely be an auto transmission. For now, my zippy little Proton will do just fine- provided it continues to behave well. Saves me a bundle on petrol anyway what with the rising fuel cost.

I was knackered by the time I got home and decided to watch a bit of the telly before having my Kuchai Lama fried beef kuay teow (thanks Mom and Dad for bringing it over!). As usual, they were showing the morning’s matches on channel 817 and 818, of which I’ve caught the live games so I decided to channel surf. There was nothing interesting on AXN, StarWorld, AFC or Disc Travel so I decided to go further up the 700 channel range. I stopped at MTV because the blue program display bar showed ‘Footballer’s Cribs’ and I was secretly wishing that ‘Footballer’ here would not mean the American variety. Wait a minute… could it be? PASCAL CHIMBONDA!?!?! Woo hoo, ‘footballer’ = ’soccer player’!!!

What could be better- I LOVE football and I am into home decor- a perfect match. Chimbonda’s home was in a penthouse in Manchester (this must’ve been when he was still playing for Wigan) with a view of overlooking what I figured was Arnsdale Shopping Centre (FYI- Ryan Giggs is the official image ambassador for Arnsdale). During the show, the camera would follow him whilst he showed off his abode in little english he spoke. What I didn’t fancy was the swaying action of the camera- MTV, that may be cool to you but some of us really just want to see his place without having to feel like we’re on a ship at sea.

Anyway, I’m really excited about this show and I’m definitely going to tune in every Thursday at 830pm on channel 714. You should too because I believe many of the footballer’s homes are ultra-modern, mainly featuring contemporary themes as the majority of players in their peak are in their 20s or early 30s. The reason for sharing this little find is because I am certain that you will be able to extract many ideas on home design and decoration from the show.

Here’s an article on MTV UK about Footballer’s Cribs

Get MTVasia’s TV schedule here

Don’t watch the show thinking you can never afford the things these footballers have. You’re probably right (for now, at least). But watch the show to get ideas- themes, color schemes, shelving, furnishing, art, fixtures, furniture etc… rich people always want to differentiate themselves from their social group peers so there’s bound to be lots of unique design elements in their homes.