I'm telling you, I went pretty deep into Mike Oldfield’s world for that piece about him a few posts back - to the point that passages of Tubular Bells now boom around my head like a powerful and immersive flashback. That world of his is a world comprised entirely of multitracked Mike Oldfields. You go to a supermarket there, the aisles are full of Mike Oldfields pushing shopping trolleys, you stand in a queue with other Mike Oldfields, Mike Oldfield serves you, and you're Mike Oldfield too. You get on the bus home, Mike Oldfield's the driver. It's a busy time of day so you stand because all the seats are taken. By Mike Oldfield.
It's the same with the football. Entire teams made up of multitracked Mike Oldfields play other teams of Mike Oldfield, officiated by Mike Oldfield, watched by crowds of Mike Oldfield. (NB Games between premiership Mike Oldfield sides also have a team of Video Assistant Referee Mike Oldfields, who not only check for potential offences that may have been missed but overdub the passages of play they review back into the game.)
Now, via the gift of terrible Photoshop, I hereby bring you a glimpse of that world.
Mike Oldfield Multitrack FC are: back row (left to right) - Mike Oldfield (manager), Mike Oldfield, Mike Oldfield, Mike Oldfield (gk), Mike Oldfield, Mike Oldfield, Mike Oldfield; front row - Mike Oldfield (team mascot), Mike Oldfield, Mike Oldfield, Mike Oldfield, Mike Oldfield, Mike Oldfield & Mike Oldfield.