Whoever said all footballers were gamblers was a liar
No punnage after the fake address, I promise. This is a copy of a letter I sent a couple of months ago.

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Ousgg Ousggson
23 Thatsabip Lane
Granitestown
Fordvanshire
PO57 COD

Marlon King
c/o Middlesbrough Football Club
Rockliffe Park Training HQ
Hurworth Place
Darlington
Co Durham
DL2 2DU

16/03/09

Dear Mr King,

On Saturday last (14th March, 2009), I placed a 50p Lucky 15 bet on four football matches as follows:

Scunthorpe to draw with Carlisle 21/10
Portsmouth to beat Middlesbrough 5/2
Southampton to draw with QPR 11/5
Hibernian to beat Hearts 6/4

There is a copy of the online betting slip enclosed.

Had all these predictions been successful, I would have won £135.11, and indeed this was looking to be the case at approximately eleven minutes to five that evening.

However, as I am sure you are aware, Portsmouth very narrowly failed to beat Middlesbrough, thanks to the last-minute goal scored by yourself, and my returns in fact totalled £29.64

I am holding you responsible for my loss of £105.47. I am, of course, completely powerless to carry out any further action (legal or otherwise), but I am hoping you would be generous and good-humoured enough to refund my lost winnings.

If you feel that the rest of the team were partly responsible for the goal, then perhaps a training-ground whip-round would be in order?

Yours hopefully,

Ousgg

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Bastard never even wrote back with an apology. He could at least have refunded me 36p for the stamp.
( ousgg is not seeking approval, Thu 7 May 2009, 19:23, Reply)