Norwich City have appointed Ed Balls as their new chairman.
The former shadow chancellor, a supporter of the club, lost his seat as a Labour MP in the general election back in May.
BREAKING | Former Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls joins #NCFC as Chairman of the Board: https://t.co/WdZZMbXfcN pic.twitter.com/EqKeElhmo4
— Norwich City FC (@NorwichCityFC) December 27, 2015
Although he won’t receive any payment for his new role, Balls seems pretty chuffed about it.
“From the moment my dad first took me to watch from the terraces at Carrow Road in 1973, my earliest ambition was to play for the club,” he explained.
“The next best thing is to become chairman.”
Aside from his career in politics, Balls is also well known for tweeting his own name (and nothing else) in 2011.
Ed Balls
— Ed Balls (@edballs) April 28, 2011
With that in mind, guess how Twitter reacted to the news of his new appointment?
Ed balls
— JAN LAFFERTY (@LAFFERTYJan) December 27, 2015
https://twitter.com/tbtaruvinga/status/681154143571054592
https://twitter.com/jacobsinky/status/681140327512719360?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Ed Balls
— Steve (@sberry91) December 27, 2015
You get the idea.
