‘Only fools rush in’ – and doing so cost me £5

‘Only fools rush in’, ‘if it looks too good to be true it normally is’ and ‘he who is greedy is always in want’ are three sayings I learnt the true meaning of today. As I juggled the ironing, cooking my dinner and watching the football at the same time I tried to add making money to that list by placing a bet on West Brom to qualify as they went 3-1 up.

Unfortunately this was a task too many as in my rush to place the bet I accidentally backed Bristol Rovers to qualify instead of West Brom, oops! With only 20 minutes of the match remaining and little chance of getting back into the game tearing up a £5 note would have been as good an investment at that moment.