Disloyal fan laughing all the way to the bank
Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2004 8:46 pm
A Leicester City fan bet on his team to lose - and picked up £49,000 for his troubles.
Ben Perry had a five pound wager on a series of football results, which all hinged on City against Chelsea.
Or, put another way, three precious relegation points versus the biggest pay-day of his life.
In the event Chelsea cruised home 4-0 and Ben didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
The 24-year-old fence-maker said: "I'm absolutely gutted that my beloved Leicester were hammered, but I'm over the moon at winning the money."
Ben, who has recently moved to Dumbarton from his home town, chose 14 matches and predicted the outcome of each, in a bet known as a 'roll-up'.
The first 13 came in, leaving him sweating on news from The Walker's Stadium.
"I picked the winning teams at random," Ben explained.
"I then realised everything would hinge on Leicester against Chelsea on Sunday - and I have to say I'm really glad my team got stuffed!"
William Hill spokesman Graham Sharpe said: "We are delighted Ben won, but we have to ask if he is the most disloyal fan in Britain for betting against his own side."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/funny_o ... 393423.stm
Ben Perry had a five pound wager on a series of football results, which all hinged on City against Chelsea.
Or, put another way, three precious relegation points versus the biggest pay-day of his life.
In the event Chelsea cruised home 4-0 and Ben didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
The 24-year-old fence-maker said: "I'm absolutely gutted that my beloved Leicester were hammered, but I'm over the moon at winning the money."
Ben, who has recently moved to Dumbarton from his home town, chose 14 matches and predicted the outcome of each, in a bet known as a 'roll-up'.
The first 13 came in, leaving him sweating on news from The Walker's Stadium.
"I picked the winning teams at random," Ben explained.
"I then realised everything would hinge on Leicester against Chelsea on Sunday - and I have to say I'm really glad my team got stuffed!"
William Hill spokesman Graham Sharpe said: "We are delighted Ben won, but we have to ask if he is the most disloyal fan in Britain for betting against his own side."
BEN'S BETS
Arsenal-Boro (Home win) 1/4
Celtic-Ross County (H) 1/33
Charlton-Wolves (H) 1/2
Sunderland-Forest (H) 8/13
Queen's Park-Stranraer (A) 4/6
Darlington-Hull (A) 5/6
St Mirren-Airdrie (H) 5/6
Blackburn-Bolton (A) 23/10
Bury-Swansea (H) 2/1
Birmingham-Soton (H) 6/5
Portsmouth-Man City (H) 13/10
Leeds-Spurs (A) 6/4
Chesterfield-Wrexham (H) 8/5
Leicester-Chelsea (A) 8/15
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