5-Year-Old Bet Means Poole Town Fans Could Win £7905 If Charlie Austin Scores For England

Five years ago QPR striker Charlie Austin had just left Poole Town and signed for Swindon.

Fast forward to the present day and Austin has been included in Roy Hodgson’s England squad after an outstanding season in the Premier League.

And it seems Poole supporters knew exactly what heights Austin would reach during his career after he left the Southern Premier League club.

A group of 16 supporters, including Poole’s commercial chief Mark Bumford, placed a £155 bet at 50-1 that Austin would score an international goal.

And now that the 25-year-old is set to make his England debut the bookies could be forced to payout an extraordinary £7905 if Austin finds the net.

Mark Bumford said: