Why ProClubs May Have Just Saved Lockdown

Why Pro Clubs May Have Just Saved Lockdown

For those of you who don’t know, every year EA sports releases a new FIFA, and every year the game is in almost every way similar to the game before, resulting in the global criticism of the new game from its fans. It has got to the point where it seems crazy that people even bother buying the game, with its high prices, bad gameplay and allround lack of enjoyment factor. However, as I have recently re-discovered, there is a game mode that makes the purchase worth it, and it comes in the form of Pro clubs. Pro Clubs is a game mode where you and eleven of your friends take a position in a team and play matches against other clubs in order to win promotion. Without meaning to exaggerate, I think there are life lessons to be learnt from Pro Clubs, and in many ways, this online game could hold the answers to many of lockdowns greatest questions.

The first, and in my opinion most important

aspect of Pro Clubs is the opportunity it gives you to stay in touch with friends, even if this

communication is largely based off insults being thrown across the mic as the team concedes once again. In my opinion, it is almost impossible to

important, and staying in touch is what will get us through.

The second aspect I think Pro Clubs brings to lockdown life, is the opportunity to engage in some sort of competitive activity, albeit an online sporting event rather than a real one. This cannot be underestimated, as I think it is hugely important to feel part of a team and enjoy successes and failures together. When the boys and I scraped a draw in our final game to win promotion to division 9, there was a real feel of team spirit, and although it is a bit sad to admit, I felt my competitive side emerge once again.

Finally, I think Pro Clubs is a perfect solution to the boredom which I think many have felt during lockdown. Whether its customising your character to be 6’7 with a moustache and red afro or scoring a screamer in the final minute sending your club up, there is plenty of fun to be had. For me personally, Pro Clubs cannot be a substitute to real sport or real contact with my friends, but in these uncertain times, I think it comes pretty close.

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replicate the friendship one has in a boarding house on an online call, but, I think the Pro Club lobbies

offer an opportunity to do this, with the banter and chat coming close to an in house experience. My personal experience with BD FC, the Beresford L6 th

Pro Club, has been hugely positive, and has allowed me to keep in touch with my friends in house. I think during these troubling times this is hugely