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Doncaster Rovers FC's Head of Media talks Louis Tomlinson signing

Head of Media for Doncaster Rovers FC, Steve Uttley, has revealed to MTV that announcing Louis Tomlinson's signing brought a significant amount of followers to the club's social media accounts.

Tomlinson signed up as a non-contract player for the team on August 1 and Uttley explained: "Well, we gained 30,000 people on our Twitter feed [Thursday] and our online shop was inundated with people wanting to buy shirts. It went a bit bigger than I thought."

He confessed that the young One Direction heartthrob is no stranger to Doncaster Rovers FC as he "worked in our burger bar during matches when he was younger before he became famous": "He was just a young kid who wanted a part-time job and he used to work in the burger bars. He used to play; he used to have a knockabout on our Astroturf. So he always was into the football and things like that. ... It was quite a surprise when he suddenly turned up on 'X Factor'. We never imagined just how big he could get."

When asked what the 'Best Song Ever' superstar's talents on the field are, he added confidently: "He's a defender. He likes to sit on the left-back, so he sits on the left side and defends. But he likes to get on-field as well and take defense into attack, so he's that sort of player. He just likes playing. He just likes to play football."

"I think we could break a record for this reserve team game. I'm sure it's going to be a noisy night."

 

 

 

 

Watch the official announcement from Doncaster FC about Tomlinson's exciting signing below: