Footy fan devastated after his dog eats promotion play-off tickets
A football fan’s ‘heart stopped’ when he came home to find his pup Leo had chewed up his promotion play-off tickets.
Lifelong Coventry City fan Jim Lennon had bought two tickets for Sunday’s Championship play-off semi-final match against Middlesborough and had planned to take his grandson Jacob, 14.
But his eight-month-old cocker spaniel Leo had other ideas and tore the tickets to shreds after they were posted through Jim’s letterbox.
Jim, who has been attending Sky Blues matches for 55 years, said: ‘I went pale, the blood just drained from me. I was panicking when I saw the mess in front of the door. My heart stopped.’
The grandfather, who had popped out to pick up some DIY bits, feared he and Jacob miss out on the big match.
Thankfully he managed to piece together the tickets, took them to the club’s office and got some new ones.
Jim says Leo, who tore up two other letters as well, has never attacked his post before.
‘But he’s eight months old and he’s got his new teeth so he’s just getting to grips with them,’ he added.
‘I’ve ordered tickets for the away leg already, so I’ll have to keep an eye out for them.’
High-flying Coventry are chasing a third promotion in the last six seasons and a return to the top flight of English football for the first time since 2001.
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