A Coventry City fan was left ravaged after coming home to discover his dog had actually consumed his promo play-off tickets.
Jim Lennon, 63, says his heart stopped when he saw cocker spaniel Leo had actually chewed the tickets that were published through his letter box.
He had actually booked them for him and his grand son Jacob, 14, for Sunday’s semi-final match versus Middlesbrough.
But eight-month-old Leo had other concepts when they were published through the door of his home in Coventry on Thursday early morning.
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Lennon, who has actually been going to Sky Blues matches for 55 years, said: “I went pale, the blood simply drained pipes from me.
“I was stressing when I saw the mess in front of the door. My heart stopped.”
Coventry are chasing after a 3rd promo in the last 6 seasons and a go back to the leading flight of English football for the very first time because 2001.
The side booked their location in the Championship play-offs on Bank Holiday Monday with a point at Middlesbrough.
A mad scramble for tickets introduced after the outcome protected a fifth-place surface to the season and a two-legged semi-final clash with the Teessiders for a location at Wembley.
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Lennon, who had actually popped out to get some bits to do DIY around your house, feared he’d lose out after seeing the mess.
He included: “There was 2 other letters which he’d shredded. He’s never ever done that previously.
“But he’s 8 months old and he’s got his brand-new teeth so he’s simply getting to grips with them.”
Luckily, Lennon had the ability to piece together much of the desired tickets and take them to the club’s box office, where staff printed him off brand-new ones.
He included: “I’ve bought tickets for the away leg already, so I’ll need to watch out for them.”
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