Football fanatic gets tattoo to celebrate his team's FA cup victory... before they've even lifted the trophy | Mail Online
A Manchester City fan has become so convinced that his team will win the FA Cup this weekend that he's had a tattoo of the trophy drawn on his back.
Super-confident Craig Reed, 29, spent three hours having the picture of the cup etched below his shoulder blades along with the slogan 'Manchester City, FA Cup winners 2011'.
He's sure that his team will win against Stoke despite Man City not having won a major trophy for 35 years.
Confident: The Manchester City fan has had a tattoo celebrating his club's FA cup victory... which hasn't happened yet
The pipe fitter decided to get the tattoo done just a few days after watching his team secure their place in the final, beating Manchester United 1-0.
True blue: The 29-year-old is confident his team will win against Stoke
He said: 'It was just a spur of the moment thing. It was my idea. I think it's because we beat United. I was just on a buzz after like three days. I was still thinking we'll beat them.
Craig, from Oldham, paid £180 for the tattoo to be done.
'It hurt quite a bit because it's on the spine,' he said. 'I think the tattooist found it funny because he was laughing but I paid him cash and had it done.
'I was on such a high that we had beat them in the semi I was thinking it's a foregone conclusion.'
This is Craig's 28th tattoo - 20 of which are Manchester City related.
'I'm a bit scared now, course I am. I've had stick off my mates, blues and reds, and now I'm thinking "S*** what happens if we win?" But you live by the sword and you die by the sword, so I'm happy to take it on the chin.
'If we lose I'll be jumping under the blanket for a bit. My friend says I'm daft. Even if we lose I'll keep it. I won't tattoo over it. I'm proud to be a blue definitely, I'm absolutely 110 per cent proud to be a city fan.
'I think other City fans will understand and it won't matter. I'm a bit daft because my mates have all said what if we lose, what if this, but I'm not bothered. I've had it done and I can't change the fact that I've had it done.
Manchester City hope to bring the FA cup home this weekend
'I couldn't resist it - City have been waiting 35 years for a major trophy and I'm sure we'll lift the cup this time.
'If the worst happens and we don't lift the cup, it is something I will just have to live with. As a City fan I am used to being let down but I think we are going to win on Saturday.
He will head to London with his three-year-old son, Nathan, and 11 friends to watch the match at Wembley.
A Manchester City fan has become so convinced that his team will win the FA Cup this weekend that he's had a tattoo of the trophy drawn on his back.
Super-confident Craig Reed, 29, spent three hours having the picture of the cup etched below his shoulder blades along with the slogan 'Manchester City, FA Cup winners 2011'.
He's sure that his team will win against Stoke despite Man City not having won a major trophy for 35 years.
The pipe fitter decided to get the tattoo done just a few days after watching his team secure their place in the final, beating Manchester United 1-0.
He said: 'It was just a spur of the moment thing. It was my idea. I think it's because we beat United. I was just on a buzz after like three days. I was still thinking we'll beat them.
Craig, from Oldham, paid £180 for the tattoo to be done.
'It hurt quite a bit because it's on the spine,' he said. 'I think the tattooist found it funny because he was laughing but I paid him cash and had it done.
'I was on such a high that we had beat them in the semi I was thinking it's a foregone conclusion.'
This is Craig's 28th tattoo - 20 of which are Manchester City related.
'I'm a bit scared now, course I am. I've had stick off my mates, blues and reds, and now I'm thinking "S*** what happens if we win?" But you live by the sword and you die by the sword, so I'm happy to take it on the chin.
'If we lose I'll be jumping under the blanket for a bit. My friend says I'm daft. Even if we lose I'll keep it. I won't tattoo over it. I'm proud to be a blue definitely, I'm absolutely 110 per cent proud to be a city fan.
'I think other City fans will understand and it won't matter. I'm a bit daft because my mates have all said what if we lose, what if this, but I'm not bothered. I've had it done and I can't change the fact that I've had it done.
'I couldn't resist it - City have been waiting 35 years for a major trophy and I'm sure we'll lift the cup this time.
'If the worst happens and we don't lift the cup, it is something I will just have to live with. As a City fan I am used to being let down but I think we are going to win on Saturday.
He will head to London with his three-year-old son, Nathan, and 11 friends to watch the match at Wembley.
