You know how when babies are born, their parents and
grandparents always dream of great things in the babies’ futures? 13 years ago,
a grandfather in Wales put his money where his mouth and boy did it work out
well!
When Harry Wilson came into the world 16 years ago, his
grandfather, Peter Edwards, dreamt that he would be a great footballer. So when
his grandson was just 18 months old, Peter Edwards went to a bookmaker and
placed a £50 bet that his grandson would eventually play international football
for Wales. He was given odds of 2,500 to 1.
On Tuesday, Wales was playing Belgium and in the 87th min,
Welsh manager Chris Coleman sent on 16-year-old Harry Wilson for his
international debut and in turn made the dreaming grandfather £125,000! Peter Edwards promptly retires after collecting the windfall.
As you can see,
dreams do come true.
3 comments:
90 years ago a certain baby was born and his paternal grandfather dreamt that he would one day rule this country. 61 years ago his baby was born and he and his wife dreamt that he would one day rule the country after him. Unfortunately no bets were laid on either dream.Both came true.
They do not need any other bets.
There is GIC and Temasek
I write a post on a grandfather making money on a bet his grandson will be a national footballer...and it became a commentary on the Singapore political system. Sigh...no wonder people thinks I am a political blogger.
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