Johnny Fudgemonkey
i've just gone all cold.. i could recite the same f***ing story...i got my head in my hands...JESUS f***IGN CHRIST!! i knew the odds would be long... 125 -1. merde!!! NNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
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A Liverpool fan is today £25,000 richer thanks to the incredible last-gasp goal scored by Xabi Alonso against Luton at Kenilworth Road on Saturday. Alonso's 65-yard super strike, which sealed an unforgettable 5-3 triumph over the Hatters, sent Liverpudlians everywhere into raptures but none more so than 42-year old Adrian Hayward.
Having notices that Alonso had tried a similar feat several times last season, Adrian had placed a £200 bet at odds of 125-1, with Liverpoolfc.tv official betting partner Paddy Power, that the Reds Spanish midfielder would score a goal from his own half this season.
"I've been a Liverpool supporter for 26 years and I noticed last season that Alonso attempted shooting from his own half quite a few times. I couldn't get it out of my head that he would eventually score like it," says a delighted Adrian.
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"Since placing the bet, I've always had a vision in my mind that it would come when the opposing keeper came out for a corner in a cup game.
"I couldn't believe it when Luton got a corner and the keeper started to run upfield... I thought I was going to pbutt out. When it went in, I went crazy."
Paddy Power said: "What an inspired bet! I'm just wondering does Adrian have a time machine or something? How on earth could he have dreamt that would happen? But it's a lovely touch and we're delighted to cough up the cash. The Luton keeper is off the Christmas card list though!"
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