In his newspaper column, Twain used his hair to make a bet with Mark Lawrenson, the BBC's famous football pundit in England, an interchange which soon became a nationwide topic, thanks to the highly developed media and paparazzi in Britain. Such an interesting manager would always attract the public's attention. The Nottingham Evening Post had made a worthwhile deal.
Since Manager Twain had already made a public bet with Lawrenson, Gary Lineker also highlighted this matter in the next program segment of "Match of the Day". Amid Lineker and Alan Hansen's roguish laughter, Lawrenson publicly responded to Twain's wager in the show, agreeing to Tony Twain's bet. If the Forest team did not end up continuing to stay in League One, based on his words, and instead, they advanced to the Premier League, he would shave off his cherished beard!
