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A pub scored an own goal with a promotion offering a free pint every time Nottingham Forest scored - only for the Reds to win 7-0.
The Gedling Inn, in Nottinghamshire, came up with the promotion to spread the word after it started to televise local Premier League games at the venue.
But the incentive backfired after Forest scored seven without reply against Brighton on Saturday - and almost 300 free beers were handed over the bar.
Landlady Beccy Webster said: “When the final whistle went, I just said ‘phew!’”
Did it backfire, though? I don’t know how much advertising a thousand pounds gets you, but I’d be surprised if it matched the publicity they got.
And they’ve probably bought themselves a lot of goodwill with the locals too!