England supporter declares confidence in Euros win with tattoo… before final
Dan Thomas from Swindon had a tattoo of a trophy and the words ‘England Euro 2024 Winners’ on his leg before the final on Sunday.
A confident England supporter received a tattoo of a trophy and the words “England Euro 2024 Winners” on his leg three days before England’s match against Spain in the Euros final.
Dan Thomas, 29, from Swindon, Wiltshire, believes the Three Lions will win the coveted title of Euro winners and defeat Spain in Berlin on Sunday and marked his confidence with a tattoo.
The data consultant spent two and a half hours getting the UEFA European Championship trophy tattooed on his leg at the Reign Barbers and Tattoos parlour in Swindon on Thursday – the day after England defeated the Netherlands securing their place in the final.
He is so confident in the Three Lions’ victory he said he does not regret getting the sizeable tattoo covering a large part of his left thigh and predicts England will defeat Spain by 2-1.
“I’m pretty confident. I think it will happen. I wouldn’t have got it done if I didn’t think it would happen.
“I think it will be close and I think it will be 1-1, but go to extra time. I think we’ll win 2-1 at extra time.”
Mr Thomas considered getting a similar tattoo in 2021 when England faced Italy in the Euro 2020 final, but hopes this year’s tattoo will secure Gareth Southgate’s team victory.
“My tattooist has already told me that as a punishment if they do lose then he’s not going to cover it up for at least a year.”
Mr Thomas livestreamed the moment he had the artwork tattooed to his leg, which received 42,000 views on TikTok, and he has encouraged others considering getting a similar tattoo to “go and get it”.
“They’re going to win so you may as well get it before the queues start on Monday,” he said.
Mr Wilkinson told PA: “I thought it was a joke to start with, but he said he was full of confidence and wanted to be the first one to get it done before everyone else gets it done after they win.
“It still feels surreal that he actually got it done. It sums up Dan as a person. He’s quite eccentric and Mr Positive.”
Tattoo artist Tinashe Chikerema applied the ink to Mr Thomas’s skin, not before he “triple checked” with the data consultant if he wanted it done.
“I predict the score will be 3-1 to England, and I hope (Eberechi) Eze scores, as he’s my favourite player.”
Meanwhile, Mr Wilkinson believes the game will end on penalties, but admits he does not share the same certainty as Mr Thomas.
“I think it will be 1-1 and then they’ll potentially win on penalties. I’m not as confident as Dan. I’ve got a lot of tattoos, but I wouldn’t go that far.”
“We’ve had quite a few queries off the back of (Dan’s tattoo),” he explained.
“We’re a barbers as well and we don’t always open on Sundays – we do it on booking only – but we’ve got quite a few people coming in who want their hair cut before the game.
“I think from a business point of (the Euros) has helped the country with the England team doing well.
“The economy has been struggling recently, especially since Covid, and I think it has been a nice boost, especially for SMEs (small and midsize enterprises) like myself.”
