Wish I'd read this thread before the Manc game - you should have gone down the bookies and put "his tenner" on the Mancs to win - now 2/1. If they win it you make £20, if they lose it you break even - or something like this.
For everyone else, get down to Betfred or similar and put a few quid (not a whole lot so you are right peed off like when they go out) on The [Poor language removed]. Current price 15/2 at Betfred. So, for example, £10 pays £85. If they fail to win it - result delirium. If they don't fail result - gain £75 - enjoy the profit to soak up the misery of their "failure to lose"
Even hedge it in the final if you want a guaranteed return (should they fail to lose the next two ties).
TD