SamBally
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A football club is trying to track down a generous six-year-old boy who sent his favourite player 26p in a letter revealing he can't attend their games because his mother has no money for food.
The boy sent in a note to Swindon Town FC, signing his name simply as 'Joe, Aged 6½', with a 20p, 5p and 1p taped to the bottom for Harry McKirdy, who plays as a forward for the League Two side.
The letter read: 'Mummy doesn't have any money to come to Swindon games because she has no money for food and has to pay for my dinner at school. I like Swindon Town Harry McKirdy. I will come one day.'
A fund has generously been set up for Joe and the club is trying to contact his family to give them a lovely day out at a home match.
Then there is this putrid bile...
"No way did a 6 year old write that"
"Where did he get 26p from if his mother has no money?"
"Has no money for food, but, paper, pen, stamp, envelope, and 26p. Oh and sellotape."
"Anyone who is falling for this is incredibly naive. This is how it went: 1) Kid likes football club, and would really like to go to a game and/or meet his favourite players/get a signed shirt etc. 2) Parents hatch plan to enable this with a poor me letter knowing it will make it in to the press and a subsequent 'hunt' ensues to find "Poor Joe". 3) Press picks up story, "Poor Joe" will miraculously be found (come forward) and get the freebies he wanted."
"Who posted it and paid fir the stamp? Just asking."
"Completely set up by an adult. Not written by a child. However be sure the Twitter mob will lap up anything in order to virtue signal."
"Does he not get free school meals then?" "If I was a conservative I'd take away those free meals"
"But mummy can afford a stamp..."
"Put up job for a free shirt, cynical I know that sounds."
"So a dad trying to get cheap tickets. You think a six year old from a poor background writes like that you're a melt."
"So a 6 Yr old that's never seen them play has a favourite player? Yeah, right. What a con"
The boy sent in a note to Swindon Town FC, signing his name simply as 'Joe, Aged 6½', with a 20p, 5p and 1p taped to the bottom for Harry McKirdy, who plays as a forward for the League Two side.
The letter read: 'Mummy doesn't have any money to come to Swindon games because she has no money for food and has to pay for my dinner at school. I like Swindon Town Harry McKirdy. I will come one day.'
A fund has generously been set up for Joe and the club is trying to contact his family to give them a lovely day out at a home match.
Then there is this putrid bile...
"No way did a 6 year old write that"
"Where did he get 26p from if his mother has no money?"
"Has no money for food, but, paper, pen, stamp, envelope, and 26p. Oh and sellotape."
"Anyone who is falling for this is incredibly naive. This is how it went: 1) Kid likes football club, and would really like to go to a game and/or meet his favourite players/get a signed shirt etc. 2) Parents hatch plan to enable this with a poor me letter knowing it will make it in to the press and a subsequent 'hunt' ensues to find "Poor Joe". 3) Press picks up story, "Poor Joe" will miraculously be found (come forward) and get the freebies he wanted."
"Who posted it and paid fir the stamp? Just asking."
"Completely set up by an adult. Not written by a child. However be sure the Twitter mob will lap up anything in order to virtue signal."
"Does he not get free school meals then?" "If I was a conservative I'd take away those free meals"
"But mummy can afford a stamp..."
"Put up job for a free shirt, cynical I know that sounds."
"So a dad trying to get cheap tickets. You think a six year old from a poor background writes like that you're a melt."
"So a 6 Yr old that's never seen them play has a favourite player? Yeah, right. What a con"
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