'Paddy Power' offer odds on the late Ugo Ehiogu replacing Redknapp
The gambling firm was forced to apologise after briefly advertising odds on the former coach who passed away in April.
British bookmakers 'Paddy Power' have been forced to apologise after odds of 66/1 were offered on the late Ugo Ehiogo being Birmingham City's replacement for Harry Redknapp.
Ehiogu passed away in April this year, falling tragically to a heart attack at Tottenham's training ground, where he served as coach of the Under 23s.
A spokesman insisted it was a "genuine error", with the odds removed from sales in "less than five minutes".
He added: "We would like to apologise to Mr Ehiogu's family if they did see the tweet. It was obviously a mistake and no offence was meant."
The company also issued a statement apologising for and clarifying the incident.
"This was a genuine error, a trader re-used an old market as a template for this one, and didn't notice that Mr Ehiogu was included.
"Obviously, that was a mistake, one which was rectified as soon as it was spotted, within minutes."