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'''The Wealdstone Raider''' (real name '''Gordon Hill''')<ref name=mirror>{{cite news|last1=Innes|first1=Richard|title=EXCLUSIVE! The Wealdstone Raider's Christmas single: look out Simon Cowell|url=http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/row-zed/exclusive-wealdstone-raiders-christmas-single-4796328|accessdate=13 December 2014|work=[[Daily Mirror]]|date=12 December 2014}}</ref> is an [[England|English]] [[Internet celebrity]] and [[Internet meme|meme]]. A supporter of [[Wealdstone F.C.]], he came to attention due to a [[viral video]] of him heckling opposing supporters at [[Whitehawk F.C.]] in March 2013<ref>http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/head_to_head.sd?team_id=2770&team2_id=4743</ref> with phrases such as "You want some?" and "You've got no fans".<ref name=tele>{{cite news|last1=Gibbs|first1=Thom|title=The very best of the Wealdstone Raider|url=http://babb.telegraph.co.uk/2014/11/the-very-best-of-the-wealdstone-raider/|accessdate=13 December 2014|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]}}</ref> Hill claims to have been under the influence of alcohol during this heckling.<ref name=tele/> |
'''The Wealdstone Raider''' (real name '''Gordon Hill''')<ref name=mirror>{{cite news|last1=Innes|first1=Richard|title=EXCLUSIVE! The Wealdstone Raider's Christmas single: look out Simon Cowell|url=http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/row-zed/exclusive-wealdstone-raiders-christmas-single-4796328|accessdate=13 December 2014|work=[[Daily Mirror]]|date=12 December 2014}}</ref> is an [[England|English]] [[Internet celebrity]] and [[Internet meme|meme]]. A supporter of [[Wealdstone F.C.]], he came to attention due to a [[viral video]] of him heckling opposing supporters at [[Whitehawk F.C.]] in March 2013<ref>http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/head_to_head.sd?team_id=2770&team2_id=4743</ref> with phrases such as "You want some?" and "You've got no fans".<ref name=tele>{{cite news|last1=Gibbs|first1=Thom|title=The very best of the Wealdstone Raider|url=http://babb.telegraph.co.uk/2014/11/the-very-best-of-the-wealdstone-raider/|accessdate=13 December 2014|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]}}</ref> Hill claims to have been under the influence of alcohol during this heckling.<ref name=tele/> |
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The ''[[Daily Mirror]]'' started a campaign to get him to [[Christmas number one]], which the Raider obliged to by recording a single called "Got no Fans" of which the royalties go to charities including the [[Great Ormond Street Hospital]].<ref name=mirror/> He claimed to have raised £3,000 for charity by charging fans £2 for a photo with him.<ref name=tele/> User-made memes featuring the raider include him heckling singer [[James Blunt]] and football reporter [[Chris Kamara]].<ref name=tele/> Hill has an agent who takes bookings for him to appear at nightclubs and events.<ref>{{cite news|title=Internet sensation The Wealdstone Raider is 'in talks to appear on Celebrity Big Brother'|url=https://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/early-doors/internet-sensation-the-wealdstone-raider-is--in-talks-to-appear-on-celebrity-big-brother-144343499.html|accessdate=13 December 2014|work=[[Eurosport]]|date=12 December 2014}}</ref> The Wealdstone Raider has also known to have pulled many girls since his internet viral video. |
The ''[[Daily Mirror]]'' started a campaign to get him to [[Christmas number one]], which the Raider obliged to by recording a single called "Got no Fans" of which the royalties go to charities including the [[Great Ormond Street Hospital]].<ref name=mirror/> He claimed to have raised £3,000 for charity by charging fans £2 for a photo with him.<ref name=tele/> User-made memes featuring the raider include him heckling singer [[James Blunt]] and football reporter [[Chris Kamara]].<ref name=tele/> Hill has an agent who takes bookings for him to appear at nightclubs and events.<ref>{{cite news|title=Internet sensation The Wealdstone Raider is 'in talks to appear on Celebrity Big Brother'|url=https://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/early-doors/internet-sensation-the-wealdstone-raider-is--in-talks-to-appear-on-celebrity-big-brother-144343499.html|accessdate=13 December 2014|work=[[Eurosport]]|date=12 December 2014}}</ref> The Wealdstone Raider has also known to have pulled many girls since his internet viral video. You want some? |
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Revision as of 16:10, 16 December 2014
The Wealdstone Raider (real name Gordon Hill)[1] is an English Internet celebrity and meme. A supporter of Wealdstone F.C., he came to attention due to a viral video of him heckling opposing supporters at Whitehawk F.C. in March 2013[2] with phrases such as "You want some?" and "You've got no fans".[3] Hill claims to have been under the influence of alcohol during this heckling.[3]
The Daily Mirror started a campaign to get him to Christmas number one, which the Raider obliged to by recording a single called "Got no Fans" of which the royalties go to charities including the Great Ormond Street Hospital.[1] He claimed to have raised £3,000 for charity by charging fans £2 for a photo with him.[3] User-made memes featuring the raider include him heckling singer James Blunt and football reporter Chris Kamara.[3] Hill has an agent who takes bookings for him to appear at nightclubs and events.[4] The Wealdstone Raider has also known to have pulled many girls since his internet viral video. You want some?
References
- ^ a b Innes, Richard (12 December 2014). "EXCLUSIVE! The Wealdstone Raider's Christmas single: look out Simon Cowell". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
- ^ http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/head_to_head.sd?team_id=2770&team2_id=4743
- ^ a b c d Gibbs, Thom. "The very best of the Wealdstone Raider". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
- ^ "Internet sensation The Wealdstone Raider is 'in talks to appear on Celebrity Big Brother'". Eurosport. 12 December 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2014.