JustGiving appeal for Ollie

Quoted from WayneBurnettsJockstrap

Thatll be me then. I mentioned the idea yesterday and a few people said it was a good idea and that they would donate.

Litlle did I realise what a monster it would turn into.

I've had journalists asking for interviews too

The more people hear about it the more money will be donated.

Talk to them !!!!!  

Well done setting this up, just donated, hope Ollie is doing ok x

Worth noting for anyone with an iPhone that you can use Apple Pay. That literally took me less than 20 seconds to do.

What’s great is that this is getting traction beyond Town fans too. It’s an issue that cuts across all society. All sectors. It shows that football as a whole is a community and is part of the community. Hat tipped to the fans of other clubs in this too.

Today I only shared it on Twitter with teams he had previously managed. Maybe share with every other league club too. Problem is that I can only do about 20 before Twitter thinks I'm a robot and stops access to my account for a while.
I did share it with many celebs and footballers with large numbers of followers too.

Earlier in the year a special message from Ollie on the celebration of my 90th birthday made that day extra special to me. I would now like to repay  that gesture in a small way by contributing to this worthy cause. I have been a proud supporter of the Mariners since 1941,but  never more proud than being to donate to this cause. I type this with tears in my eyes.

Quoted from WayneBurnettsJockstrap

I did originally ask Les Brechin before posting this morning, so I am expecting it to stay put for the time being.

We were referring to the mental health thread itself which is up and running now on the non football side. It’s already had some brilliant contributions.

Great work in setting the fundraiser up-it’s a brilliant gesture and one I’m sure Ollie will never forget. It shows the power of community and it restores faith in people especially at time when many are not covering themselves in glory.I’m sure whichever charity/charities is/are chosen will be over the Moon.

First of all, well done all, amazing effort to get to such a large sum raised and so quickly!

I think it's definitely worth the organisers of this fundraiser approaching some of the bigger employers in the Grimsby area and beyond for a donation.

If they're approached publically on twitter they'll be more likely to donate...

Quoted from Withnail

First of all, well done all, amazing effort to get to such a large sum raised and so quickly!

I think it's definitely worth the organisers of this fundraiser approaching some of the bigger employers in the Grimsby area and beyond for a donation.

If they're approached publically on twitter they'll be more likely to donate...

Thinking about it... it's also worth approaching every Premier League club for a donation, publicly on twitter. Their squeals of "we're skint, there's a global pandemic don't you know?" should fall on deaf ears after the mind boggling amount of money the likes of Arsenal, Chelsea etc... have spent on players over the summer.

Quoted from Withnail

Thinking about it... it's also worth approaching every Premier League club for a donation, publicly on twitter. Their squeals of "we're skint, there's a global pandemic don't you know?" should fall on deaf ears after the mind boggling amount of money the likes of Arsenal, Chelsea etc... have spent on players over the summer.

I am slowly getting though all 92 league clubs, but Twitter keeps blocking me after about 20 tweets thinking Im a robot. Pain in the derriere to be honest, but Im getting there.