Fulham have been left rather bemused as Paddy Power brutally take the piss out of them with a viral tweet on Tuesday night.
A video was uploaded by the Wimbledon tennis Twitter account showing the “Views from the Hill” as British number one Cameron Norrie booked a place in semi final where he will face Novak Djokovic after defeating David Goffin.
Some thought the celebrations were rather lacklustre, so much so that Paddy Power decided to include newly promoted club Fulham in this.
They wrote: “Craven Cottage when Fulham score a last minute winner.”
Craven Cottage when Fulham score a last minute winner. pic.twitter.com/qTbUiyMfHu
— Paddy Power (@paddypower) July 5, 2022
Fulham were having none of it however as the bookmaker’s tweet blew up, hitting back: “Wimbledon is the oldest tennis competition in the world, but it’s still not as old as this banter.”
Paddy Power simply responded to that by uploading a photo of Charlie Nicholas’s face, from the moment he had no come back to Jeff Stelling’s banter.
When told to ‘go to Specsavers’ by Super Saturday host Jeff Stelling in one of his most infamous clips, Charlie stumbled as he tried and failed to mount a worthy comeback.
‘Well, maybe you should go also Jeff because you couldn’t see driving home the other night because you don’t even wear your glasses on TV in case you get slagged off so you stick to Specsavers and I’ll do the game,’ he replied.
— Paddy Power (@paddypower) July 5, 2022
This isn’t the first ‘run in’ if you like that Paddy Power have had with Fulham, as back in 2020, Paddy Power paid out on Fulham to be relegated from the Premier League after just three games into the new season, becoming one of the earliest settlements in the operator’s history.
Fulham have endured one of the worst starts to a Premier League campaign, with Monday night’s 3-0 home defeat to Aston Villa making it three losses from three to the 2020/21 season conceding 10 goals in the process.
As a result, they settled on all single and multiple bets on Fulham getting relegated, its second-earliest relegation payout after settling on Stoke City to go down after one match in 2008/09, who ended up finishing 12th.
A Paddy Power spokesman said: “I feel sorry for Fulham and Scott Parker, but it looks like their race is already run – so we’re paying out on them getting relegated this season.”
Fulham ended up finishing 18th and relegated.
We’ve seen enough, and are paying out on Fulham to get relegated. pic.twitter.com/nFCZYBQxKz
— Paddy Power (@paddypower) September 28, 2020
Twitter users reacted with Fulham left bemused as Paddy Power brutally take the piss out of them…
@JamiePayner22: I say sir , splendid goal in the 90th minute of time, let’s get out the cheeseboard and have a glass of port to celebrate, hip hip horray for the number 10
@williamowens04: How can one forget about the Victoria sponge as well, sir
@andymacandyh: Clearly know nothing about Fulham. We only ever lose in the 90th minute……
@AlanFehres: Nothing wrong with being posh and showing a bit of decorum. @paddypower #FFC #Passthecheeseandbiscuits
@FulhamishPod: Totally inaccurate. Where are the clappers!? Smh.
@jackhandz: 😂😂😂 why’s this so true
@Ricomfc1: Absolute scenes….
@JamesNo81956850: Fulham football club, around for 130 odd years before @paddypower started ruining peoples’ lives
@AndKiely: Fulham Football Club, around long before shitty destructive betting apps and will be around long after.
@MarkHil10062095: Quite funny tbf. But again fulham thriving business that will be around long after Paddy power goes bust
@dansheppard1985: Little shitty Fulham triggered by a pretty accurate @paddypower tweet. You love to see it
@SianFehres_: bet365 goated for this reason
@apl_90: I don’t know what’s more depressing.. the truth in the original tweet, or the club’s effort in the replies 🤦🏻♂️
@noteddieffc (Replying to @FulhamFC): Stop biting plz
@TheDanHall (Replying to @FulhamFC): You thought you did something with this reply haha
@ffcLuca: No need to react like this, they just want their cheap likes and interactions it’s not that deep
@Ollywolf_: Tbf mate they’re not wrong 😂
@gav1_nn: 🎣🎣🎣😂😂😂
@RyanTCWallis (Replying to @FulhamFC): You sound upset
@andrewcoyle15: Whoah go easy Fulham. It’s all a good laugh telling them but there’s no need to go that far
@__domknight: This reply screams 20th place Premier League 22/23
@_NASH93: Not banter it’s facts 🤣
@kingmichael_88: Pretty amusing you actually bit for this, Tony Khan and Fulham seem to be so fragile 🤣
@CPFCHQ: Proper nibbly admin.
@clinicalchilly: Imagine your football club getting triggered by this
@fabianffc_: Ffs why have we bitten
@ReidAllOver: Fulham admin just wanting a £5 free bet for all Fulham fans
@LFC_Koptalker: Actual Fulham Football Club biting on a tweet by @paddypower about Wimbledon. Another good day for football twitter heritage
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