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Colchester: no way out of dress for 'mouthy' fan
11:17am Tuesday 13th May 2008
AN Arsenal fan will be wanting to give his team a dressing down after dressing up himself as a forfeit.
Martin Harding told colleagues at Essex Roofing Company, on Hawkins Road, Colchester, that he would come to work in womenswear for a week if the club didn't win any silverware this season.
Workmate Dean Wicks said: "Martin's extremely mouthy about Arsenal, and few months back when they were top of the Premiership and doing well in the Champions League he made the bet.
"But it all went wrong almost as soon as he said anything, and so yesterday he was in in his dress.
"He's been getting quite a bit of abuse, but these things have got to be honoured!"
Another employee, Dave Thurgood, had made a similar bet and admitted defeat last month and came to work in a dress for a day.
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paul, Greenstead says...
9:00pm Tue 13 May 08
wear the clothes in public.
paul, colchester says...
8:30am Wed 14 May 08
Jimmy, Colchester says...
8:44am Wed 14 May 08
MrC, North Essex says...
10:15am Wed 14 May 08
I know loads of Col Who fans who said that if they got relegated, the club would sell the ground, move to some vacuous faceless stadium miles from anywhere which nobody could get to, which would only get half full if they were lucky, and play against Peterborough and MK Dons for a season until they were relegated once more.
Oh.
Vag, Colchester says...
10:21am Wed 14 May 08
Mick the turk, chelmsford says...
10:59am Wed 14 May 08
basil, colchester says...
12:39pm Wed 14 May 08
Taxi dave, Colchester says...
1:49pm Wed 14 May 08
how appropriate for an Arsenal fan!
Taxi Dave, Colchester says...
1:52pm Wed 14 May 08
TAD, Colchester says...
4:58pm Wed 14 May 08
TAD, Colchester says...
5:01pm Wed 14 May 08
taxi debs, colchester rank says...
8:56am Sat 17 May 08
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