West Bromwich Albion fan Ritchie Massey will give away 300 free sausage sandwiches at his café in Oldbury after promising them if the club signed a Premier League striker.
Expecting financial struggles to prevent a deal, Massey was caught off guard when WBA secured Adam Armstrong on loan from Southampton. He will now honour his pledge, costing over £1,000.
Despite the expense, Massey sees it as a great opportunity, saying: "Hopefully people will buy something else, and it puts us on the map."
Expecting financial struggles to prevent a deal, Massey was caught off guard when WBA secured Adam Armstrong on loan from Southampton. He will now honour his pledge, costing over £1,000.
Despite the expense, Massey sees it as a great opportunity, saying: "Hopefully people will buy something else, and it puts us on the map."
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00:00Massey's Calf, Albury. Hello Richie.
00:02Hello.
00:03So you are Richie Massey, it's your calf.
00:05I am, yeah.
00:06And we're going to call this a practice,
00:08because there's going to be way more sausages on the grill Saturday, isn't there?
00:11Yeah, absolutely there will be, yeah.
00:12So what's going on then? Are you a Baggies fan at Westbrook Albion?
00:16Yep, so homing away every week.
00:20Yeah, I've been for over 30 years.
00:23Yeah?
00:23Yeah.
00:24So you heard that there might be sowing in this Adam...
00:27Adam Armstrong.
00:28And you thought that ain't happening?
00:29Yeah, I thought that's not happening, not with our financial difficulties.
00:33Yeah.
00:35Put the tweet out.
00:37So what was the tweet saying?
00:38So the tweet says that if you actually sign him...
00:41Yeah.
00:41...that free sausage sandwiches before the next home game.
00:45Yeah.
00:46So that's exactly what we're doing.
00:49Well yeah, for those not in the know, he's signed, isn't he?
00:52Yeah, so he signed very late on.
00:54So how did you find out he'd signed?
00:56So I was on Twitter, and then around 10 to 11 there was rumours that we could still be
01:03involved when the windows closed at 11.
01:06Yeah.
01:07And he literally took 12 hours later, but he eventually did sign,
01:12and what a signing that he could be for us.
01:14So did you kind of think, well, hopefully no one's noticed that tweet I put out?
01:19I'll just keep quiet on that, like...
01:20Yeah, I never mentioned it, but then all of a sudden,
01:23once the rumour that he may be signing...
01:25Yeah.
01:26...then it was...
01:26You start getting the pings.
01:27Yeah.
01:28I'll be in Saturday.
01:29Yeah, absolutely fantastic.
01:31I must admit, all we've had is constant support of everyone,
01:34so I really, really can't...
01:36That's good, that's good.
01:38So how many sausage sandwiches do you think you'll be banging out for free on Saturday then,
01:42if you took a guess?
01:44We're estimating between £250 and £300.
01:48That's going to cost you a few quid, isn't it?
01:50It will cost me a few quid.
01:52Yeah.
01:52Hopefully people that come buy something else and then we can get a lift.
01:56Yeah, you must stress.
01:57You want a drink with that, sir?
01:58Maybe two drinks?
02:00Yeah, absolutely.
02:00But no, any support that anybody wants to offer is fantastic,
02:04but we're true to our word,
02:07we're doing exactly what we said that we'd do.
02:09Yeah.
02:09We've got all our staff ready to go,
02:12so yeah, we're really looking forward to it.
02:14So what's the window of opportunity for free sausage frills, I guess?
02:18So the game kicks off at half 12.
02:20Yeah.
02:21So we'll be looking, we'll be opening around eight o'clock.
02:25Yeah.
02:26And I'm guessing everything will die off around 11,
02:28so people can get to the ground in time.
02:32Who's it got Saturday then?
02:34So we've got Sheffield Wednesday on Saturday.
02:36Yeah.
02:36Will Armstrong be playing, or is that between the...
02:39I hope so.
02:40Yeah, he's available.
02:42He's been playing in Southampton, so I'm guessing that he will be available, yeah.
02:45So are you pleased with the signing?
02:46Yeah, absolutely.
02:47I think it's absolutely fantastic.
02:49He's a Kevin Phillips type of player,
02:51a player that we've been missing for a long time,
02:54type of player that every squad and every club would like a goalscorer.
02:59Yeah.
03:00And so is it in the blood then, Baggies?
03:02Is it like a family thing?
03:03Yeah, so me and my dad have been going since...
03:05I've been going since 1993.
03:07Yeah.
03:08Yeah, what a year that was for us as well.
03:10Yeah, and what did your old man say about this tweet?
03:12Oh, he loves it.
03:13He's absolutely, absolutely positive for us, so yeah.
03:16I wonder if he'll be dead Saturday.
03:17Yeah, definitely be dead.
03:18He'll definitely be dead.
03:20Yeah, yeah.
03:20So I guess the pleasure in signing Armstrong is,
03:25you know, it's carrying you through this pain of having to lay out a few quid on Saturday.
03:29Absolutely.
03:30So we're really looking forward to it.
03:32It's going to be fantastic for everybody,
03:34and so hopefully it gives us a little bit,
03:36puts us on the map, basically.
03:37Yeah, so for people not in the know,
03:40you're just kind of almost opposite Sandwell and Dudley Station.
03:42That's the one, isn't it?
03:43We are.
03:44Get yourself down Saturday, guys.
03:46Make him work, make him pay.
03:48Cheers, Bridget.