Will he EVER get a trim? Back to square one for Manchester United fan who pledged not to cut hair until side won five games in a row
With the days of bad hair behind us, Frank Ilett has become Barnet’s top scorer in the Premier League.
The 29-year-old Manchester United fan has vowed not to cut his hair until the Red Devils win five games in a row.
But so far 393 days have passed and counting as we watch Ruben Amorim’s team battle to secure a string of wins.
Now Mr Ilett’s challenge has become the focus of a cheeky Paddy Power advert shown as United edged closer to success after three successive wins.
But his team fell to a 2-2 draw yesterday, sending him back to square one.
This result was not included in the script of the video that the betting giant uploaded to social media on Halloween.
The skit, which has been viewed more than 660,000 times, shows Mr Ilett’s barber mourning the loss of his client.
‘Actually, this makes me sad,’ the barber says in the video. ‘I miss him. He is one of my best clients. Actually it was.
‘He doesn’t even bother making appointments anymore. What’s the point?’
Manchester United supporter Frank Ilett, 29, has vowed not to cut his hair until the Red Devils win five games in a row.
But so far 393 days have passed and counting as we watch Ruben Amorim’s team struggle to put together a winning streak
Mr Ilett, known on social media as The United Strand, says in the ad: ‘It actually started out a bit fun. I didn’t expect it to take this long, but it’s actually okay. If I’m having a bad hair day, I can wear a hat.’
Then he ran to his barbers and said, ‘It’s time!’ he shouts. as his barber asked: ‘Man United won five in a row?’
Confirming he has just three wins so far, he tells his hairdresser: ‘I’ll be back soon.’
The skit then fast-forwards six months as Mr Ilett walks past the hairdresser’s window with an even bigger bob and his barber shouts ‘Fuck United’.
The team’s next fifth game is Dec. 8, so Mr. Ilett, who lives in Spain, must wait at least five weeks for the fix.
