All hail Lord Bendtner.
That’s what they used to say to take the piss out of the man, now they all want to throttle him.
Who’d have thought it? Nicklas Bendtner losing you money.
You bet against Bendtner’s team, you win money. You bet against Bendtner, you win money.
That’s the way it’s supposed to be. Right? Pah!
In case you were sleeping or just thought you were dreaming, the former Arsenal legend (yes) scored a last-minute equaliser against Bayern Munich on Saturday and then hit the winning penalty as well to capture the title for Wolfsburg.
What he didn’t think about was the bets he was ruining all over the continent. Suddenly the jester is public enemy number one.
We were celebrating his achievement on Facebook and we didn’t even think. We didn’t even think.
Then Robert Harry Everitt sent us this heartbreaking loss. One minute from glory.
It gets worse. Much worse.
Imagine if you bet £20,000 on Bayern to beat Wolfsburg only for Nicklas Bendtner to equalise in the 90th minute pic.twitter.com/f9m8xTrQJh
— Rob (@RobC3107) August 1, 2015
Some tried to cover themselves to soften the blow. Bendtner doesn’t strike twice and all that…
Bendtner equalising last minutes to ruin your bet and then scoring the winning pen to ruin another bet, doesn't get much worse
— Leroy Jenkins (@LiamSweeney_) August 1, 2015
The despair.
Bendtner has single handedly lost me my bet
— Daniel Jelley (@DanRyanJelley) August 1, 2015
Is there anything worse than your bet being let down by a Bendtner 89th min goal
— Jonny Boardley (@BoardleyJonny) August 1, 2015
£30 bet on Bayern Munich to beat Wolfburg – on to win £55 with Paddy Power……. and Lord Bendtner scores in the 89th minute to make it 1-1
— Kris (@_LLCoolK) August 1, 2015
Nicklas Bendtner has just scored a 90th minute equaliser past Bayern Munich to kill my bet dead! Think I'm going to cry
— Aaron Harvey (@AaronJHarvey) August 1, 2015
But some could feel it in the water.
https://twitter.com/danielbhoy/status/627575729753079808
And some – somehow, inexplicably, inexcusably – knew all along. This guy does not deserve to win money with these ridiculous bets.
Got to love that moment when Nicklas Bendtner wins you your bet in the last minute. Always rated him as a player…
— LANDMINE (@elroncubs) August 1, 2015
How do you like me now?
