‘Hero’ grandad nabs last-minute FA ticket for Villa fan

What a sweetheart.

‘Hero’ grandad nabs last-minute FA ticket for Villa fan

Aston Villa supporter Tom McGowan is off to watch his side take on Liverpool in the FA Cup semi-final on Sunday, thanks to his grandparents.

Tom tweeted a picture of the letter his grandfather had written to accompany the precious ticket.

In it his grandad, who sounds like a complete legend, tells him: “After queueing for hours and hours, in cold wet pouring rain, I managed to get you one ticket”.

He then cheerfully admitted: “Actually it was 90 minutes in lovely sunshine”.

He was only allowed get one ticket, and it's going to his grandson.

It sounds like the pair have a lovely relationship. Tom wrote, “My grandad, my hero” in the tweet.

And his grandfather finished the letter by saying: “I hope I will be getting you one for the final”.

What a sweetheart.

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