You used to think that the flute was a boring instrument. And then you saw Henry play. Admittedly, it was probably everything else about him that caught your attention but still. You’re sharing a room with him as part of this game show. The coach is still acting like it’s still a training residential but we all know that the production team aren’t looking for our soccer skills. Seven nights, seven roommates. Evictions every night. Bring it on.

You’re pretty excited. You’re a contestant on a game show. When you joined the university soccer team, this was not on your bingo card of things that might happen but here we are. You’re a contestant playing against everyone else playing soccer for the university. You’ve been assigned Nicola as a roommate which should be awesome. She’s so cool.

You knew that this year’s residential soccer camp for the university team was going to be different. You’ve read the email about this game show about a hundred times and you’re still not sure what you’re in for. The university has teamed up with a reality tv production company to take candid video shots of all their players in training and out. On top of their training, there’s a series of challenges they are going to be performing and all for a cash prize of £10,000, an all-expenses-paid holiday for two to the Caribbean, and all your tuition fees and student loans will be paid off. You still wish you knew a little more about what on earth this game show was about. Oh. And you’ve just been paired to share a room with this guy. He sort of looks familiar but you can’t quite place him. You’re sure it will come to you.

This can’t be happening. You’re on this residential training camp for the university soccer team. Except it is also a reality tv game show thing where all the players are contestants. You were subbed in last minute because someone pulled out so you don’t really know the other players. And now you’re being paired up as roommates and your roommate is Her. It’s the woman who posed for that life drawing class you took two weeks ago. The woman you drew obsessively. And now… she’s going to be sharing a room with you. And it’s all going to be on camera.

You’re not sure what you’re most scared of, the prospect of being filmed as part of this crazy game show, or sharing a room with Ali Langer. First of all the game show: you came on this residential training camp for the soccer but now you are all contestants competing for a cash prize. It’s called “Sleepover” and the production company are not interested in the soccer at all; they want the out of hours drama. Which brings you on to Ali: she has… well… a reputation on campus. Her exploits and her conquests are legendary. You’re not sure if you can keep up or if you’re going to get much sleep…

You’re in awe of Kasha. She’s a legendary sportswoman on campus and she’s a model. And now you’re sharing a room with her on this residential training camp. Except it’s not just any training camp: there are cameras and tasks and… it’s a game show. The prize is pretty good (£10k in cash, a Caribbean holiday for two, and tuition fees and student loans written off) but you’re not sure exactly what the producers are looking for. And you’re sharing a room with Kasha. The Kasha. What could possibly go wrong?

While you came to uni to study, get a qualification etc etc, you’d be lying if you didn’t also say you came to uni to have a good time. While you joined the soccer team to play soccer, you’d be lying if you didn’t also say you joined the soccer team to party and to meet fun people. That was why a residential soccer training camp sounded so good. And a training residential combined with a game show, filmed for tv? Amazing. You’re sharing with Suzi Li. You’ve always wondered if the rumours about her online life were true…

It’s funny. Hanging out with Billy before he was a big time model didn’t seem like a big deal, but now? You’re here as a member of the university soccer team, but also as a contestant in this game show “Sleepover” that is happening as part of a residential training camp. You came out to this secluded hotel and spent the afternoon running drills. Now that dinner is done, you’ve just been given your room allocations and you can’t quite believe it. You’re sharing with Billy.

When you first met Ciaran, you knew him as a quiet serious student, but then you saw him partying and… wow. Jekyll and Hyde much? Except if Mr Hyde was an uninhibited party animal… You’re at this residential training camp for the university’s soccer teams (male and female) and you’ve just found out that you’re going to be sharing a room with Mr Wild Child himself, Ciaran. So there’s that… and then there’s the whole game show business. Did I not mention that? Yeah. They’ve turned the residential into a game show. For tv. There are cameras everywhere. Not just out there on the soccer pitch. Not just in the canteen. But in every room of this place, including the bedrooms. I suppose that’s the point. It’s sort of reality tv vibes. You’ve spent the afternoon running drills and you’re both aching but also pumped to be with your teammates. You’ve had a good dinner but now what?

After an afternoon of what feels like pretty strenuous training drills, you’re relieved to be eating with your soccer teammates in the canteen. This residential training camp for the university’s men’s and women’s soccer team has got off to a great start already and you can’t wait for day two. First though, there’s the unknown of the format of this game show… It seems unusual for the university to pair up with a reality tv show company to turn this week of soccer training into a competition but… there’s a big prize: £10,000 plus an all-expenses-paid holiday to the Caribbean for two, and all tuition fees and students loans paid off for the winner. You’ve been paired up with Gina. The Gina. Fun Gina. This is going to be interesting.

This year’s residential training camp for the soccer team is a bit… well… different. Both the men’s and the women’s teams are going out to this hotel to spend the week intensively working on their games. Which happens every year, except… This year it’s also some sort of tv game show? You’re not quite sure whose idea this is but there are cameras and camera crew everywhere. After an afternoon running drills, everyone is very talkative and excitable in the canteen. You’ve been paired up with Carlton to share a room. Ever popular, “suns out, guns out” Carlton. He’s a nice lad really if a bit in-your-face with showing off his gains the whole time.

You had no idea when you signed up for university soccer, that you’d end up in the first team playing across the country. Let alone that you’d end up getting involved as a contestant in a reality tv game show based around this year’s residential training camp for the university’s soccer teams both men’s and women’s. Life moves fast but, sure, why not? What have you got to lose? On the first day of the training camp, you spent the afternoon running drills with both teams. Camera crews all around you, filming. Takes a bit of getting used to. Then into the canteen and some food and some banter. You’re apparently going to be sharing a room with Megan. You bought one of her self portraits in the art fair last term and it hangs in your flat above your bed. It would probably be weird to tell her that. Wouldn’t it?

You know Mel. Everyone knows Mel. But sharing a room with Mel? That feels different. You used to joke about how she was the real Mel C: Sporty Spice. And now? You’ve just found out that you’re spending the first night of this weird reality tv game show sharing a room with Sporty Spice.

When you joined the University’s soccer team, you were not anticipating being in a reality tv show… A residential training camp with cameras everywhere… You spend the afternoon training and then head straight to the canteen. You share food and jokes and relax despite the cameras. You get your room allocation: you’re sharing with Bobby. As the coach calls for your attention, you sit together.

Don’t get me wrong, soccer is great and so much fun but, for you, this residential was always going to be about the socialising and the partying. When you heard it was going to be some sort of game show, broadcast to the nation, you were worried it might get in the way of that, but then you heard that the production company has a bit of a reputation… result. You’ve been partnered with Jeremy to share a room which could be fun… although he sometimes can be a bit of a prude, get a few drinks in him and he becomes quite the party boy.

How typical you get picked to share a room with him, the captain of the men’s soccer team. It’s all been such a whirlwind. First you get picked for the soccer team, then you get invited to this exclusive residential training camp, then you find out it’s also a reality tv game show or something. It’s all very confusing. But you’re here now. You’ve spent the afternoon running drills. You’ve had a decent meal. Now what? Your teammates start drumming on the tables… The coach is coming out to announce what happens next.

It’s been over a year since you last heard from Cassie. She was going into TV or something. And then… nothing. Radio silence. Out of the blue yesterday night, way later than you would usually countenance answer anything, your phone pinged. You went to dismiss it, but it was Cassie… Are you free tomorrow? I’m at a loose end. I miss you. What else could you do? You called in sick at work and cancelled your plans. You got on a bus and headed out to meet her at her place. As you arrive you’re so impressed by the neighbourhood and how fancy her apartment looks, but as you go in you realise she hardly seems to live here at all. What is going on? Where has she been for the last year? What has she been doing?

This is day one of the residential training camp for the two university soccer teams (one male, one female). It was someone’s bright idea to hook up with a reality tv company to pitch a game show in combination with the camp. I mean, sure. Whatever. You figure it wouldn’t hurt to win a cash prize. You arrive at the residential and spend the afternoon training with your team before both teams congregate to eat together. The room assignments drop and you’re with the captain of the women’s team, Sally.

This is your fifth audition for the reality tv game show, Sleepover. You’ve been tasked with finding fit young men, willing to push their boundaries for the non-speaking role of the Attendants, eleven masked men who will help direct the action of the game show. How well will this latest candidate do to show you that they can follow instruction and demonstrate that they have what it takes?

You’ve been on a university soccer training camp before. It can be a bit intense but it’s usually good banter too. The idea of combining the training camp with a reality show was a bit of a surprise but… hey it will probably add to the banter. And the pay is good. And you might win so what do you have to lose? At the end of the first day after dinner, you get given your room assignment: you’re sharing with Harry.