If you are heading off this afternoon to a first-round FA Cup tie, David James would like you to mind how you go. Or at least take the most environmentally friendly method of getting there. Even if you are just going to watch a game on television, he would prefer it if you went round to a friend's or down the pub. And whatever you do, turn the telly off at the mains as you leave.

If you log on to our website, carbonfootyprint.com," he says, "there's all sorts of practical things you can do as fans to cut down on your carbon emissions when you head to Cup games. What this campaign says is, get to the game in a car-share. Or, better still, by public transport or walk." He is already leading from the front, permanently car-sharing these days.