Somebody, somewhere, decided that the infinite army of typewriter-wielding monkeys were wasted on Shakespeare, and put them to work on devising charity challenges for retired athletes. How else to explain the fact that former international footballers and current BBC employees Alan Shearer (who you may recall from such feats as becoming Newcastle United's all-time goalscorer) and Robbie Savage (who once got hit in the face by a referee) are attempting, between them, to sit on every seat in Wembley Stadium.
Robbie Savage and Alan Shearer attempt to sit on every seat in Wembley
For a good cause, we should stress. Not just for fun.
Julian Finney
There are 90,000 seats in Wembley, the vast majority of which are small, red, hard, and uncomfortable enough by themselves. Fortunately, our brave heroes are fully equipped with bespoke padded shorts, and are feeling confident. Said Shearer:
Thirteen hours a day for five days is going to be one hell of a hard task. We’ve both been doing a bit of training, and judging by the size of Wembley it’s a good job as well!
Quite how you train for this isn’t entirely clear, but never mind. Added Savage:
I don’t think people realise the magnitude of the task until you’re here in an empty stadium - honestly it’s ridiculous.
Yes, Robbie. Yes it is. Still, the pair are aiming to raise £450,000 for Sports Relief, so that’s nice. And at the time of writing, it’s pretty close indeed ...
Day 1 of #Backsides is done. @RobbieSavage8 has sat on 13149 seats to @AlanShearerFndn 's 13130. Just 19 in it! pic.twitter.com/BgB2EXzNG4
— Sport Relief (@sportrelief) March 10, 2014 Yes, that’s the hashtag. #Backsides
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