West Bromwich Albion travel to Aston Villa a week on Saturday for an FA Cup Sixth Round clash, and it has certainly caught the imagination of the club’s supporters as season ticket holders quickly snap up the 6,500 allocation.
Aston Villa v West Brom
The FA Cup
Sixth Round Proper
5.30pm, Saturday 7 March
Villa Park
Live on BBC 1
With a place at Wembley up for grabs, but without a ticket for the match, Baggies fan Craig Hughes sent out a plea on the social media channel in the hope of being able to secure a ticket.
Within hours he saw his pleas answered – by none other than West Brom keeper Foster.
Having seen the tweet, Foster replied from his account: “@BenFoster: Iv got 2 you can have lad, DM me ur address and I'll post them”. (sic)
@Craig_Hughes_ @KitmanPat @SenorRajD @TheVan Iv got 2 you can have lad, DM me ur address and I'll post themđź‘Ť
— Ben Foster (@BenFoster) February 26, 2015
The gesture not only went down well with Hughes, who replied by thanking the shotstopper and calling him a “hero”, but other football fans across the country.
Fans thwarted in their bid for a ticket to next Saturday’s West Midlands derby can watch it live at 5.30pm on BBC 1.
