Good things come to those who wait, as young Preston fan Ted Dockray found out.
After the eight-year-old fan had Jermaine Beckford’s play-off final shirt snatched from him, the player and club were quick to make things right.
Young Ted was invited to Preston’s Deepdale stadium for a free tour, and got a surprise when Beckford presented him with a signed shirt in person.
We had a special visitor at Deepdale today as Jermaine Beckford presented Ted with his spare Play-Off final shirt. pic.twitter.com/F2jPNtcYf1
— Preston North End FC (@pnefc) May 29, 2015
Ted had caught Beckford’s shirt when the hat-trick hero threw it into the crowd, however a fellow fan appeared to snatch it from him.
The piece of play-off memorabilia reportedly found its way onto Gumtree with an asking price of £1,500.
A man and women take a a players shirt off of a little boy after the Preston game earlier. Absolutely disgusting.pic.twitter.com/Ig0UupV2Df
— Fields of Anfield Road 🇵🇸 (@FOAnfieldRoad) May 24, 2015
There’s surely only one way the on-loan striker can further endear himself to the Preston fans…by signing a permanent deal with the Lancashire club.
H/T Daily Mirror
