No big deal now for star-struck Mark

He may have walked away from Deal Or No Deal with just 4p, but Wolves-mad Mark Grimmett hit the jackpot when he came face-to-face with his idol Steve Bull.

The 38-year old, who missed out on £20,000 on the hit TV show, went to Molineux yesterday after the club were told it would be his dream to meet the club's record goalscorer. Laughing off his disastrous loss screened to the nation, he told the Express & Star that meeting his idol was one of the "most unforgettable" days of his life.

Mr Grimmett turned down £20,000 on the hit Channel 4 show and promptly wiped out £250,000, £100,000 and £50,000 because he wanted to open the number nine box to match Steve Bull's old shirt number.

It held just 10p, and he was eventually left with just 2p on the table before the banker offered to double it to 4p to take home.

When he was at Bournemouth University he was nicknamed Bully in honour of his hero, because Mr Grimmett used to talk constantly about Wolves' most famous of strikers.

And above the door welcoming visitors to his home in Bromley Lane, Kingswinford, the property developer has a signed Steve Bull plaque which his mother gave him as a 21st birthday present.

A Wolves fan since the age of five and season ticket holder until two years ago, he was fighting back tears before meeting up with Mr Bull yesterday, when he also got to take a look behind the scenes at his beloved club.

He said: "Going on Deal Or No Deal was great but I have no regrets about what happened, it's one of those things and meeting Bully is a dream come true.

"Growing up, he was my idol and from the bottom of my heart I just want to say thank you to him for what he did for the club, and the pleasure he gave me."

Mr Bull, 43, said that he was out of the house when a friend called to say he had been mentioned on Deal or No Deal'.

" I just think it's great that he got on in the first place.

"Fair play to him, he took a chance."