Meet the UK's latest volleyball sensation

Newsflash! A British volleyball talent was spotted this past Saturday at Craven Cottage, Fulham, London. His undoubted ability with his hands was quite astounding, & was one of the biggest highlights of the evening at Fulham. The display of the red-headed volleyball sensation would surely have not gone unnoticed by the British volleyball fraternity, with the London 2012 Olympics just 3 years away. Just look at the first 3 the pictures below - such poise, application & execution. Very impressive, I must say. This guy must surely be a good bet for selection in the British volleyball team for London 2012. His name? Paul Scholes, of Manchester United.







Actually, to be fair, the performance at Fulham wasn't the first time that Scholes showed glimpses of his volleyball talent. If memory serves me correctly, the first occasion that Scholes showed talent with his hands was in Monaco in August 2008, when his Manchester United team were contesting the European Super Cup with Russian side Zenit St Petersburg. Below is the picture from Monaco. Just look at that - showcasing Scholes' the skill in doing the volleyball serve, or one-handed punch, whatever takes your fancy.


For the record, Manchester United lost on both occasions (2-1 to Zenit, 2-0 to Fulham), but the highlight on each occasion is Scholes' decision to audition himself for the UK volleyball team. And Scholes got the red-card on each occasion for his efforts. The difference is, while the red card was not such a big influence on the Zenit result (Zenit were already leading before the red card to Scholes), it did have a huge bearing on the outcome at Fulham (score was 0-0 when Scholes showed his hand).

Good technique, wrong sport.

Muppet.