A bookies cock up sees one 21 year old college student named a favourite for the vacant Notts County manager’s job this week.
The young adult, Omulo Bennun, saw his odds go to as little as 2/1, positioning himself as joint-favourite, on bookies BetVictor.
However, Bennun isn’t even a football manager, he’s a college student whose friends had managed to prank the bookmakers.
His friends reportedly contacted BetVictor, informing them he was a promising manager in the Swedish Fourth Division, and that there had been contact between the two parties. The 21-year-old even changed his Twitter bio so it reads: “FC Sodåstreäm manager, UEFA pro licence.”
Bennun uploaded a screenshot of the odds, and he tweeted: “Still one of the funniest things I have seen!”
Still one of the funniest things I have seen pic.twitter.com/P5YW8pOIMZ
— omulo (@odb1912) May 31, 2022
“They chose the fourth division side because they thought it would be convincing with the Ian Burchnall links,” Bennun tells SPORTbible.
“My mate Will Bewsey was the person who put the FC Sodåstreäm idea together and he asked them for odds on putting a bet on Omulo Bennun to be Notts County’s next manager. And somehow it got onto their site.”
“I still can’t believe they thought I was a real manager,” Bennun adds. “But it’s meant we have enjoyed one of the funniest ever moments between us.
“I never thought the numbers would go from 16/1 to 2/1,” he added. “But when that happened, oh my god. I was in shock seeing the odds getting slashed. It was honestly mad.”
Omulo went from leading Crawley Town to the Premier League on Football Manager, to becoming a 2/1 favourite for the real life manager’s job at National League side Notts County. Incredible. https://t.co/OPHTq4Qk8W
— Jack Kenmare (@jackkenmare_) June 3, 2022
When he was younger, Omulo “absolutely wanted” to become a manager like Mourinho or Wenger.
Bennun ended up being ahead of the likes of Kenny Jackett, Michael Carrick and Neil Warnock to become a National League boss.
“The reaction on social media has been funny,” he said. “It’s been funny seeing so many Notts County fans worrying about how some random kid who manages ‘FC Sodåstreäm’ could potentially be there manager.
“Even people who aren’t even massively into football are finding out about it.”
Bennun has since been removed from the bookies’ market but he now plans to start a new journey. “In the future I’m going to start a Notts County save on Football Manager.”
Fans reacted as the bookies cock up sees the 21 year old college student named favourite for the Notts County job…
@WSArcher_: The incredible Job Omulo Bennun has done in Sweden is worthy of this step up to a higher level in my opinion, has to be a strong favourite for the job and I think he’ll do very well if given the chance #Notts
@OllieOnFootball: Surely there’s football league clubs after this guy? Eerily similar career prospect to the likes of Graham Potter! #notts #omulobennun
@JLM_1903: Would’ve made a great appointment for Notts
@Jonnyboyten: Hahaha bringing Notts county back to the football league 🤝
@MusicMagpie1: Omfg
@DANWBA125: Absolutely fantastic 🤣
@tom_lewo: @odb1912 what am I reading 🤣
@Borochat: Almost as good as the time we made Martin Keown bookies favourite for the @StevenageFC job…
@NottsCountyZone: I googled him and wondered why I couldn’t find anything 😭😭😭
@Ste_smith98: Could probably do a good job for them 😂😂
@brad_little11: Fuck sake 🤣
@Mattpie95: @Official_NCFC what you saying?
@ItsLennnn: This is what happened with Jamie Fullarton… And then we signed him
@Jeeves_Sahota02: This app sometimes 😂😂😂
@abale2004: How did this even happen
@SFCJed23: This will remain unbeaten for some time 😭
@WSArcher_: Greatest thing I’ve ever witnessed
@AFCMet: How have you done this LOL
@Lewislfc745: Ain’t no way 😭
@B1934James: Fair play @odb1912
@foreveroufc: no way haha just goes to show how they will fall for anything and it means fuck all, how easy it is to scam others, fairplay for the prank
Managed to get myself odds on favourite for the notts county job and made it onto the national media pic.twitter.com/E9AQ26opVF
— omulo (@odb1912) June 1, 2022
This is quite honestly unreal 😭
Sign him up @Official_NCFC https://t.co/ecfnnbjY5k pic.twitter.com/bS8lnQb3iq— Bobby Dickson 🇺🇦 (@BobbyCUFC03) May 31, 2022
BREAKING:
According to our sources, it appears he has already taken the vacant manager post.
Who saw this coming? 😳 https://t.co/2hyd7aWFyx pic.twitter.com/uktXZEQgPi
— Dan (@DanSFCKeen) May 31, 2022

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