V Video games / computer games - I liked the old ones for Sinclair Spectrum and Commodore 64 when I was younger. Bought my brother a football manager Spectrum game one Christmas... and it proved to be surprisingly realistic.
A few weeks later, I had a go on it. In the game, I managed the Millers and (guess what?) , the squad was soon hit by injuries. Some things never change . I had a look at which players were available on the transfer list and signed Andy Flounders (a player who I had never heard of before then) on a cheap loan. A few minutes later , I switched on the Radio Sheffield Sports News... Millers' manager Phil Henson had just signed Andy Flounders on loan from Rochdale!
Just checked - it was the 1992/3 season, and in real life Flounders was brought in on a short loan to cover for an injured Tony Cunningham.