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Nottingham Post
Nottingham Post
National
Joshua Hartley

Notts County fan braves cold in boxers at match after bet with commentator

A football fan spent 96 minutes in his underwear at a game after making a bet with a commentator.

John Tennyson, 50, from Long Eaton, had bet BBC Sport commentator Charlie Slater, whose voice had been struggling throughout Notts County's match with Kings Lynn on January 11, that if Slater could finish the game he would go to the next game in his underwear.

The Notts County regular stayed true to his word after Slater read out his comment on the radio and spent the entirety of the 96-minute match between Notts County and Grimsby Town on February 5 in his boxers.

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