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| Norwich City fan's mum roasts 16 tickets to Brighton match | Norwich City fan's mum roasts 16 tickets to Brighton match |
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| A Norwich City fan was left steaming when his mother accidentally cooked 16 tickets he had bought for an upcoming football match at Brighton. | A Norwich City fan was left steaming when his mother accidentally cooked 16 tickets he had bought for an upcoming football match at Brighton. |
| Mikey Knights' mother accidentally picked up the envelope containing the tickets as she popped a chicken in to roast on Tuesday. | Mikey Knights' mother accidentally picked up the envelope containing the tickets as she popped a chicken in to roast on Tuesday. |
| The charred remains, worth £500, were dished up by his red-faced mum when he arrived for supper. | The charred remains, worth £500, were dished up by his red-faced mum when he arrived for supper. |
| Brighton and Hove Albion has agreed to provide him with replacements, he said. | Brighton and Hove Albion has agreed to provide him with replacements, he said. |
| Bricklayer Mr Knights, 28, from Taverham, Norfolk, said: "I went round for tea on Tuesday and my mum asked me if I was in a good mood. I said 'yes'. | Bricklayer Mr Knights, 28, from Taverham, Norfolk, said: "I went round for tea on Tuesday and my mum asked me if I was in a good mood. I said 'yes'. |
| "Then I was told the football tickets had got roasted." | "Then I was told the football tickets had got roasted." |
| His mother had put the roast-in-the-bag bird on top of the envelope, where it stuck firmly until she looked at the chicken 40 minutes later. | His mother had put the roast-in-the-bag bird on top of the envelope, where it stuck firmly until she looked at the chicken 40 minutes later. |
| "There were the tickets, roasting away nicely," Mr Knights told BBC Radio Norfolk's football fanzine The Scrimmage. | |
| "I thought it was a wind-up at first, but then I opened the envelope and the 16 tickets were inside, all black." | "I thought it was a wind-up at first, but then I opened the envelope and the 16 tickets were inside, all black." |
| He had bought them on behalf of a group of his friends who regularly attend matches together. | He had bought them on behalf of a group of his friends who regularly attend matches together. |
| "There wouldn't usually be this many tickets to cook, but as the match is on Good Friday more people wanted to come along," Mr Knights said. | "There wouldn't usually be this many tickets to cook, but as the match is on Good Friday more people wanted to come along," Mr Knights said. |
| His mother took them back to Norwich City and after a member of staff emailed the Brighton club, Mr Knights was told they had agreed to provide replacements on the day "as a goodwill gesture". | His mother took them back to Norwich City and after a member of staff emailed the Brighton club, Mr Knights was told they had agreed to provide replacements on the day "as a goodwill gesture". |
| "I've already got my train tickets, but it's a good job those didn't go to my mum's address. She might have put them in for afters." | "I've already got my train tickets, but it's a good job those didn't go to my mum's address. She might have put them in for afters." |
| Norwich City and Brighton and Hove Albion face each other in the Championship fixture on 3 April. | Norwich City and Brighton and Hove Albion face each other in the Championship fixture on 3 April. |