League One - Winger's weekly Willy Wonka watch

Eurosport - Wed, 06 May 14:06:00 2009

Huddersfield Town's Malvin Kamara has revealed that he indulges in a bizarre pre-match ritual of watching Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory before every game.

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Even by the standards of sporting superstitions, the 25-year-old winger's insistence on dedicating over an hour-and-a-half to the 1971 children's classic, starring Gene Wilder, before matches is extraordinary.

The Sierra Leone international told The Sun that the lavish musical, in which a poverty-stricken young boy is taken on a life-changing trip around a magical sweet factory, "calms my nerves and gives me luck".

However, Kamara does not hold such similar affections for Tim Burton's 2005 remake starring Johnny Depp.

Kamara said: "The Depp one just offends me. I have to watch Wonka before every game. It gets me in the right mood.

"It's been my favourite film since I was little."

Since signing professional terms at MK Dons in 2003, Kamara has made 178 appearances for Cardiff, Port Vale and Grimsby Town as well as the Terriers, meaning he may have spent over 300 hours of his life watching the film.

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  1. How cool is that, lots of footballers have little­ perculiarities like putting the left boot on first or­ touching the door frame of the dressing room. Tell you­ what i hope he finds he's 'GOLDEN TICKECT'

    From jax, on Thu 7 May 1:01AM

  2. How cool is that, lots of footballers have little­ perculiarities like putting the left boot on first or­ touching the door frame of the dressing room. Tell you­ what i hope he finds he's 'GOLDEN TICKECT'

    From jax, on Thu 7 May 1:01AM

  3. its a great film ..why not ? ...nice to read something­ lighthearted instead of thugs like Joey Barton

    From markhlsy, on Wed 6 May 10:45PM

  4. its a great film ..why not ? ...nice to read something­ lighthearted instead of thugs like JoBarton

    From markhlsy, on Wed 6 May 10:45PM

  5. HE HE HE WAT A WONKA

    From louise.darlow, on Wed 6 May 7:19PM

  6. In my view Kamara has correctly identified the­ essential tension underpinning the opus, vis a vis the­ existential need to empower the self (symbolised by the­ wishes of the Wonka winners, qua consumers, to amass­ material nourishment in the form of sucrose-based­ edible materials) in stark contrast to the meta-need to­ cooperate/share/include (symbolised by the protagonist,­ Charlie, an obvious Everyman). This is an achievement­ not lightly to be dismissed, and for that we are all,­ in some sense, beholden to him.

    From flikjns, on Wed 6 May 6:03PM

  7. Maybe he connects with the rags to riches theme if­ he's from sierra leone.....

    From T, on Wed 6 May 5:55PM

  8. watching debbie does dalas does it for me

    from dave­ dalmation

    From records587, on Wed 6 May 5:38PM

  9. Good for you lad, whatever works for you. And while I­ think the Tim Burton version is good I agree it's­ not in the same league as the original!

    From badgerford, on Wed 6 May 5:19PM

  10. oh dear!!!!

    From Sharon, on Wed 6 May 5:18PM
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    nob ed

    From debbiebarton1, on Wed 6 May 5:09PM

  12. If thats what it takes to relax him then so be it. A­ bit strange but if it works for him them no harm done!­ I wonder how he manages to watch it on the way to away­ games, will the whole coach have to watch it with him?­ I wouldnt be impressed if i had to watch that on the­ bus every week!

    From David, on Wed 6 May 5:04PM

  13. o well

    From james pro, on Wed 6 May 5:00PM

  14. I have heard about watching bravehart to get in the­ mood, but willy wonker, what a plonker!! haha good fun­ what ever turns him on

    From richard.gtd, on Wed 6 May 4:59PM
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    what a WILLY @#$% more like

    From adybds, on Wed 6 May 4:43PM

  16. up to him i guess, does no harm. just a little weird­ lol

    From James, on Wed 6 May 4:23PM
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    Makes a change from most players and fans homosexual­ practices.

    From John F, on Wed 6 May 4:13PM
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    Jacqui Smith's husband also tried to say this.....

    From hillwalk, on Wed 6 May 4:04PM

  19. Why not? Better than going out on the lash before­ games.

    From Kevin Crinks, on Wed 6 May 4:03PM

  20. Oh it was the Sun who reported it....so it must be­ true...

    From hillwalk, on Wed 6 May 4:03PM
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