Footy followers fed up of 3pm blackout discover loophole involving 10 pints and a aircraft

Three devoted football fans were fed up with not being able to watch their team play on Saturdays at 3pm – so they jetted off to Tenerife for the day to watch the footy instead.

Footy-mad Jacob Battersby, 24, and his mates Matt Stokes, 24, and George King, 24, all had enough of missing the football due to the blackout rule and had to fly over 1,800 miles away to the Canary Island.

The trio of mates managed to fly out and back for £120 each.

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Jacob, from Greater Manchester, UK, said: “We were sick of never seeing the 3pm games on TV.

“It was 100% worth it, the games were class and the bars even better. The weather was so much nicer than the UK and it was just a fun experience.

“My colleagues thought it was ridiculous, flying that far just for a few hours! – But the people on the plane loved the idea.”

It was an early start for the trio who left the UK at 9 AM, heading straight to the sunshine and after landing – they drove straight to the bar.

Jacob, who has a sweet spot Luton Town, and his Wolves-mad friends went to a dedicated Wolverhampton Wanderers bar, called the Gaffers Bar, and waited for the football to start – happily sitting with their pints in hand.

They managed to watch some cracking games on TV, including Luton’s unfortunate 5-1 loss to Brentford, which would not have been possible in the UK and despite the result, they loved their time there.

After all the football had finished, and after lots of pints, they made their way back to the UK, departing the Spanish isle at 10 PM.

Jacob and his mates were all back in the UK on early Sunday morning, and were ready to watch the next day of footy – this time at their local.

Jacob said: “The trip was so much fun. It was the first time all three of us went on holiday together. Since the age of 17, we’d always go in pairs and never as a trio! It was like being 17 again on our first trip abroad without parents etc. It brought us closer together as friends.

“The plan began on Friday after work around 6pm. Flights were booked and we were in bed, excited for the morning by 11pm, so I’d say three to five hours to plan it all out.

“We each had four doubles in the Lounge, two Prosecco’s, six vodkas on the plane, two beers and then give or take 10 in Gaffers bar. I’m surprised none of us threw up. There was a lot of drinking but all spread out across a 24-hour period. It’s safe to say the hangover was rough the next day”