A man who got a tattoo declaring England the World Cup winners has a backup plan in place after his team lost. Sean Carrington, who now has nine tattoos, had the £550 tattoo done on his body while on holiday in Tenerife.
The idea for the tattoo came to him while he was on vacation, and his girlfriend, who normally tries to reason with him, was amused and went along with the idea. He had been proudly showing off his tattoo throughout the tournament.
Carrington had told friends he would get the tattoo if England beat DR Congo while he was on holiday. He had the work carried out at Holy Trinity Tattoo Studio in Standish before the Norway match, meaning it had healed in time for the recent game.
Following England's loss, Carrington said: ‘It’s not the end of the world, it’s just a tattoo. I called the shop and they were busy, but when I explained what I wanted the lady said “wow, yeah, I’ll fit you in”.’
The tattoo studio manager said Carrington was a lovely guy and was the life and soul of the studio that day. The manager was unsure at first, but Carrington was adamant and to him it was a bit of fun.
The studio posted a video of him getting his tattoo done and the reactions were mixed. Some people commented that it might be the worst tattoo they’ve ever seen, while others said it takes some courage to get such a tattoo.
Carrington plans to add the words ‘only kidding’ to the tattoo. He came up with the idea as a way to joke about his permanent marking.
