Mariners Trust - Operation Promotion

Quoted from bax

Thanks mum!

well it's a huge achievement. Absolutely amazing to raise this amount of money in such a short amount of time.

Well just to echo what people have said to Bax,Wrabby and everybody at the Trust and to all my fellow mariners who have donated and spent many hours of free time THANK YOU SO MUCH.
                                           IN ALL OF MY FORTY ODD YEARS AS A TOWN FAN I HAVE NEVER FELT MORE PROUD.
                                                                         WE ARE ONE WE ARE TOWN.
                                                       FISH!


This is our time we go again  FOR PAUL HURSTS BLACK AND WHITE ARMY....FOR HARRY AND FOR GLORY....

BIG NEWS! We have hit £100,000 thanks to a generous donation of £3,000 from Grimsby company Eurolec Services Ltd!

Read the story here: http://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.....54-detail/story.html



A MASSIVE £100,000 in just eight weeks … that's how much Grimsby Town supporters want our team to get back into the football league next season.

The astonishing response to a plea for cash from ordinary folk has seen money flood in to Blundell Park from around the globe – from Australia, American and China, as well as the town and local area.

Club officials have been left stunned, and very grateful, as they were expecting to raise just £20,000!

Just two months ago the supporters' group the Mariners Trust decided to act to secure extra cash for manager Paul Hurst's transfer budget – determined to give the team the final push that is needed, after last season's massive effort at the Wembley play-off final.

Operation Promotion Budget Boost campaign was launched – and already there have been more than 3,500 donations made by almost 2,000 supporters – putting £100,000 into the coffers!

Online cash pledges have flooded in, with fans also buying up one-off gifts and experiences including a new-style Harry Haddock, alternative stadium tours and more.

Among the top backers was Mariners fan Andrew Newman, who forked out £2,500 to be officially registered as a Mariners player for the 2016-17 season.

He told the Telegraph: "I love the club and I want us desperately to get back into the Football League.

"Every little helps for a club like ours to try to push for promotion."

Grimsby-based Eurolec Services Ltd, based on Wilton Road, an electrical and mechanical engineers and contractors business, provided the icing on the cake last night when they pledged £3,000 – to take the fundraising campaign past the £100,000 barrier.

Town boss Paul Hurst said: "I already knew how important this club is to the fabric of the area, but it has been incredible to see.

"To everyone that's made a contribution, no matter how big or small, we are truly grateful.

"But we need them to keep coming to Blundell Park and travelling with us away from home to keep supporting us, so hopefully they've kept aside enough money to do that.

"Anything that you can receive on top of the initial budget is a huge help to me as a manager, but this is just incredible and is a massive bonus to me."

The Mariners have signed six new players this summer, including striker Omar Bogle and midfielder Andy Monkhouse.

The manager said: "I appreciate how expensive it is to follow football and, at the minute, with the way things are, not a lot of people have spare cash, but they've dug deep for the football club.

"I'm sure it's something that a lot of other football clubs will look to imitate, but I'm not sure they'll have the success that we've had – it's nice to be the leader in that respect, rather than just a follower.

"It's brought everyone together. Since I've been here, I've noticed a gradual improvement in the relationship between the fans and the club, but certainly last year, in particular, that relationship increased quite considerably."

Dave Roberts, of the Mariners Trust, said: "It's been absolutely incredible. We set off hoping to bear the £20,000, with a figure of £30,000 in our minds privately, but it's just gone so far beyond everyone's expectations, it's been unbelievable.

"The support from the fans and local companies has just been superb and just goes to show how much affection there is for this special club."

Peter Savage, of Eurolec, said: "Operation Promotion has been the talk of the town and the support from supporters has been incredible.

"As a business about to celebrate our 25th anniversary we wanted to mark the occasion and felt this was a fantastic way to do it.

"As a local business, and as supporters of the football club, we wanted to do our bit.

"And with the Mariners Trust so close to achieving their target we felt it was only right to push the grand total past the £100,000 landmark."

Euromillions winners Lee and Sue Mullen, now on the board at Grimsby Town, offered to match the amount raised to a maximum of £20,000, with the Trust adding £5,000.

Fantastic.

Well done to everyone.

SO PROUD TO BE G T F C!

Absolutely marvellous that the total has passed the £100,000 mark and still not finished, with today's pledges and the auction tonight to further increase the total. You have got to admire the fans of this club, to raise that amount in the eight weeks it's been running.Got to be the envy of most, if not all of the clubs in this league and perhaps above. A massive thank you to all the trust members for their hard work in bringing this appeal together, without them this would not have happened. Very proud to be a Mariner and to part of such a magnificent group of fans. 👏👍😀

So proud not only to be a town fan right now but also of the town I was born and bred in. We get enough excrement publicity but for all of the locals (and some exiles of course) we came together and we raised £100,000 for OUR club, not because we needed the money but because we wanted to increase OUR clubs budget.
The heartbreak of last season has brought every single one of us together and I can't imagine that many clubs would be able to do that.
Finally I think its only fair to thank the Trust, the Mullens, every single person who has been involved or has donated to the project and perhaps that over zealous, bully of a steward that in my opinion started the chain reaction for this.
Together we are stronger. So proud to be GTFC.

Sensational. There's no other word for it

Unbelievable

Excellent I'm now going to neck some mythos and jump in the pool  

Astonished, roll on this evening and spending even more for the last big push.

Emotional post here, let's party like its 1999.

Hope to see you all tonight, big well done to everyone