Everyone makes mistakes, it is part of being human. When professional footballers do it, the main problem is someone usually captures it on camera and shares it to the world: As happened with James Ward-Prowse’s diving on the ball red card moment last season whilst on loan to Nottingham Forest. “To err is human”.
Having your mistakes captured for posterity is only really a problem if you are the subject of multi million pound negotiations between your present and prospective future employer.
West Ham reportedly have an offer in for Botofago’s goal keeper John Victor who seems to be the €10 million signing designate for West Ham’s between the sticks vacancy. Rolling around the internet last night was a very unfortunate video of a Victor howler from Botofago’s latest home game which is enough to make the sturdiest supporter cough into his corn flakes this morning.
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West Ham target Victor John doing something Areola would do last night and throwing the ball straight to the opposition, leading to the opener being scored. https://t.co/f0irYOcrcA
— Central (@WestHam_Central) August 3, 2025
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Botofago went on to lose the home encounter two – nil. Now I’m sure for every ‘blooper’ there’s a whole ‘save gallery’ for our appreciation but the timing of John Victor’s ‘throwing the ball back to the opposition who then score’ brain fart along with the slightly limp lettuce attempt to dive and gather the ball at the feet of the attacking opponent doesn’t look good, does it.
On the other hand, it seems he’ll fit right in. Anybody got Mads Hermansen’s agent’s contact details?