Raging disputes … to a hushed silence.

I used to work on an all-male team in a corporate environment. A group of guys from a mix of cultures and a good range of ages were my companions day in, day out. I was the only female to sit amongst them. Invariably the morning would start with jackets being dropped on to the back of chairs and

“Did you see that goal last night, Dave?” or
“Bet you’re p*ssed – Liverpool slaughtered you, mate. Where’s my tenner?“

It was in essence football, football, football.
Throughout the day quiet but ferocious arguments would rage about the best striker, defender, maverick … on and on it went. Lunchtime would find the team huddled around a singular computer screen watching replays of the match the night before.
Weekends were organised around travelling to Old Trafford or … wherever the match to be at was going to be.
Mobile phone footage was shared.
You get the idea?

So, let me ask you this – what has a womens gadget blog, Cancer Research UK, and football got in common?
Shall I give you a moment to think about it?
Clue – it’s two words. One person.

Bobby Moore.

No matter the arguments that raged in my office, the mere mention of this mans name ensured a sudden respectful silence. I recall once a colleague of mine from India, more up to speed with his cricket than football, asked who Bobby Moore was. The look of shock was extraordinary and wordlessly the team stopped work as my colleague Paul booted up his internet and showed our colleague just who Bobby Moore was. Others chimed in with information and accolades.

However, if you’re still at a loss as to the relevance of all this and this blog … here it comes.
Guys love their football.
There’s little escaping this.
They also love their gadgets.
Us women tend to struggle all too often trying to find the perfect gift – and we also tend to like presents that say a little more than “Here’s that gadget you wanted. Love you.“

Bobby Moore died at the very young age of 51 from cancer. However his name and status is now associated strongly with Cancer Research UK and voilà, the whole thing starts to slowly come together.

Bobby Moore Gold Plated iPod Touch - Cancer Research

The Bobby Moore Fund which works with Cancer Research UK to combat and highlight bowel cancer in this country have just released a gold plated iPod Touch.
Not just the smartest thing on the block, sporting Bobby Moores engraved signature and the Bobby Moore Fund logo but 10% of the purchase price goes straight to the Fund.
Now there’s a gift that says a little bit more, in so many ways.

My concern frankly when I heard about this was “What the hell’s the price going to be?!“
It’s gold plated, for christsake!

However the prices are pretty damn good -
£264.50 for the 8GB,
£356.50 for the 32GB and
£433.81 for the 64GB

If you’d like more information, please promptly click on this link: www.goldgenie.com/bobbymoore