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| Pub free pint offer backfires after Forest's 7-0 win | Pub free pint offer backfires after Forest's 7-0 win |
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| Plenty of free drinks were handed out after Nottingham Forest went goal crazy | Plenty of free drinks were handed out after Nottingham Forest went goal crazy |
| A pub scored an own goal with a promotion offering a free pint every time Nottingham Forest scored - only for the Reds to win 7-0. | A pub scored an own goal with a promotion offering a free pint every time Nottingham Forest scored - only for the Reds to win 7-0. |
| The Gedling Inn, in Nottinghamshire, came up with the promotion to spread the word after it started to televise local Premier League games at the venue. | The Gedling Inn, in Nottinghamshire, came up with the promotion to spread the word after it started to televise local Premier League games at the venue. |
| But the incentive backfired after Forest scored seven without reply against Brighton on Saturday - and almost 300 free beers were handed over the bar. | But the incentive backfired after Forest scored seven without reply against Brighton on Saturday - and almost 300 free beers were handed over the bar. |
| Landlady Beccy Webster said: "When the final whistle went, I just said 'phew!'" | Landlady Beccy Webster said: "When the final whistle went, I just said 'phew!'" |
| The Main Street venue had only decided on the offer on the day of the game. | The Main Street venue had only decided on the offer on the day of the game. |
| Landlady Beccy Webster said it was a great atmosphere despite the offer backfiring | Landlady Beccy Webster said it was a great atmosphere despite the offer backfiring |
| Miss Webster, who has run the pub for six years, said staff had only just started televising the game when they decided on "a crazy offer". | |
| "Never in my wildest dreams did we imagine they'd score seven goals," she said. | |
| "I was upstairs feeding my baby when I heard the first goal go in, then the second quickly afterwards, and I had just come downstairs when the third went in - I thought 'here we go'." | "I was upstairs feeding my baby when I heard the first goal go in, then the second quickly afterwards, and I had just come downstairs when the third went in - I thought 'here we go'." |
| Drinks all round after Forest's win over Brighton | Drinks all round after Forest's win over Brighton |
| But despite handing out so many free drinks, Miss Webster said it was still "a good day". | But despite handing out so many free drinks, Miss Webster said it was still "a good day". |
| She said: "People were singing, and people were respectful with the offer - lots of people were still buying drinks, people stayed for food, and lots of people have been asking if we'll be having any more offers on! | She said: "People were singing, and people were respectful with the offer - lots of people were still buying drinks, people stayed for food, and lots of people have been asking if we'll be having any more offers on! |
| "It's just nice to get behind the team - it's good for the whole city, they're putting us on the map." | "It's just nice to get behind the team - it's good for the whole city, they're putting us on the map." |
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