hippo Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 (edited) Very uplifting and humbling story - hope they can find him "Swindon Town are trying to track down a young fan who wrote to say he could not afford to attend matches, but sent in 26p for one of the club's top players." https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/60400822 Donate Here https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/thisisforjoe Edited February 17, 2022 by hippo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StewieGriffin Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 Can McKirdy put that towards a haircut? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted February 17, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted February 17, 2022 4 hours ago, hippo said: Donate Here https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/thisisforjoe 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyangel Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 Isn’t this a con??? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapal_fan Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 **** me 8.5k so far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted February 17, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted February 17, 2022 5 minutes ago, lapal_fan said: **** me 8.5k so far Fantastic grift. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimzk5 Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 49 minutes ago, theboyangel said: Isn’t this a con??? First thing I thought Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippo Posted February 17, 2022 Author Share Posted February 17, 2022 51 minutes ago, theboyangel said: Isn’t this a con??? Doubt - because the just giving page was set up in response to the note. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limpid Posted February 17, 2022 Administrator Share Posted February 17, 2022 2 hours ago, hippo said: Doubt - because the just giving page was set up in response to the note. How do you know? How do you know that they'll actually give it to who they've said? Smells grifty. I hope I'm wrong. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippo Posted February 17, 2022 Author Share Posted February 17, 2022 10 minutes ago, limpid said: How do you know? How do you know that they'll actually give it to who they've said? Smells grifty. I hope I'm wrong. Well they say there are giving to Swindon FC. I don't know that they will - but that's the same for any just giving. (Or a lot of them) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 They haven’t even found the kid yet have they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted February 17, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted February 17, 2022 (edited) Up to nearly £8,700 now. Why's it still running? Edited February 17, 2022 by sidcow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippo Posted February 17, 2022 Author Share Posted February 17, 2022 6 minutes ago, sidcow said: Up to nearly £8,700 now. Why's it still running? I'm kind of encouraged that people still care. Despite 40 years of being encouraged to think only of number 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted February 17, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted February 17, 2022 1 minute ago, hippo said: I'm kind of encouraged that people still care. Despite 40 years of being encouraged to think only of number 1. They wanted to buy him a season ticket. Not sure why they targeted £1,000, that would get 4 or 5 tickets. Why does he need £8k+? Call me cynical (because I absolutely am) but I don't believe the letter is genuine. Why even would a 6 year old think to sellotape the coins to the letter? It all stinks to me. I'm all for giving to charity but this feels like the modern equivalent of the bloke in the bunny suit trawling round the pubs with an unmarked bucket every week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippo Posted February 17, 2022 Author Share Posted February 17, 2022 (edited) 11 minutes ago, sidcow said: They wanted to buy him a season ticket. Not sure why they targeted £1,000, that would get 4 or 5 tickets. Why does he need £8k+? Call me cynical (because I absolutely am) but I don't believe the letter is genuine. Why even would a 6 year old think to sellotape the coins to the letter? It all stinks to me. I'm all for giving to charity but this feels like the modern equivalent of the bloke in the bunny suit trawling round the pubs with an unmarked bucket every week. Well the guy running has said the money goes to Swindon FC to give the lad a day out. I'm sure any excess will go to a worthy cause. Like that poor little lad who was murdered by his parents. The appeal raised more than needed - the excess went to the NSPCC. Edited February 17, 2022 by hippo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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