Posted February 6, 201411 yr Adrian Chiles's big mouth has got him in trouble after he promised £5 to viewers who were watching a boring FA Cup tie. The ITV4 presenter was covering a replay between Fulham and Sheffield United, which resulted in a 0-0 draw at full time. At half time in extra time, Chiles said that any viewers who hadn't fallen asleep could to write in and he would send them a fiver. However, Sheffield went on to win 1-0, and several viewers tweeted to request their cash. One viewer wrote: "Hi @ITV Adrian Chiles said if anyone was watching they'd get £5 sent out to them. How do I go about claiming this? Cheers", while another added: "Adrian Chiles promises everyone still watching @itv4 £5. There are four of us watching here... ;)". Another went even further: "Adrian Chiles owes me £5 for sticking with this game as promised then... I'll also claim £4.38 for having to listen to Clarke Carlisle #zzzz" Another viewer, Peter Hyam, even got as far as emailing ITV, writing: "I'm currently watching Fulham v Sheffield United on ITV4. It's an awful game. Possibly the worst I've ever seen. But I'm still persisting. At half time in extra time Adrian Chiles said 'if you're still watching, write in and we'll send you a fiver each'. This is obviously a stupid thing for any presenter to say - ans I doubt it was on the cue cards. However, I'd like my fiver please. If not then I shall formally complain about your dreadful presenter lying to the one viewer. I'd prefer it in cash or cheque … Alternatively a signed photo of Holly Willoughby and Philip Schofield would do." Time for Chiles to put his money where his mouth is?
February 6, 201411 yr In today's age, of course. People are gonna ask him for the £5 Bit of a daft thing to be honest.
February 6, 201411 yr Author what will interest me the most about this story, is if ITV take any action. and if so, what will it be? doubt he'd be axed from the channel, but i suppose it's possible now- especially if he refuses to pay or will someone take him to court- maybe that peter person Edited February 6, 201411 yr by bipolar angel
February 7, 201411 yr Anyone trying to take it to court might struggle to provide proof they were actually watching at the time.
February 10, 201411 yr Complete nonsense. Just like when the Daily Mail prints details on how to complain about a BBC show you didn't see, there will no doubt be a bunch of chancers now contacting ITV looking for a free fiver off the back of news reports on this even though they didn't see it.
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