Bristol Rovers, hired two feng shui "experts" who claimed they could enhance the club's results.

The ancient Chinese art of feng shui creates balance, harmony, and prosperity in your surrounding environment and induces general well-being and the experts demanded staff ensure all toilet seats were down at all times and the installation of a fish tank containing plastic fish behind the goal.

An ornamental ceramic frog above the stadium entrance, placing house plants in all four of corners of the players' dressing room and hanging wind chimes around the stadium were the other requirements to ensure maximum efficiency.

But the off-the-field changes yielded no changes on the field and Rovers were beaten by Gillingham 1-0.

The two 'experts', Guy de Beaujeu and Patrick Stockhausen, then further embarrassed the West Country club when they proclaimed the entire stunt was in the name of their forthcoming comedy series.

"They fell for it hook, line and sinker. They did everything we asked without question," De Beaujeu admitted afterwards.

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Last modified: February 23, 2008