Swindon Town fan, 6, who can’t go to matches because his mum ‘has no money for food’ donates 26p to star player | UK News
Swindon Town fan, 6, who can’t go to matches because his mum ‘has no money for food’ donates 26p to star player | UK News
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90% chance the mum wrote that. No 6 year old has hand writing like that
It’s Sir Captain Tom all over again. Would not be surprised if I found out that poor old Joe has been forced to write hundreds of these letters to clubs all over the world by his family, just like dear old Captain Sir Tom was made to walk all those miles by his family.
It’s a blatant attempt for attention / money. I give it 1% chance the kid did this unprompted.
Parent wrote the letter. Schol spelled incorrectly on purpose. Why is it on a scrap of lined paper, why not just use a full piece of that same paper?
Attached a few coins to look desperate.
Please give me either free football tickets or donate to my go fund me.
None of the above cynicism means that they don’t need money or support, they might be desperate, but I am not a fan of this exploitation if I’m honest. If you want your kid to get a free day out at the club to a game, just write to the club and explain your situation.
Personally I think Harry McKirdy should take the little brat to small claims court!
The kid didn’t attach a stamp, so poor old Harry had to pay the postage plus a fee to receive that letter.
I see the folks saying the handwriting can’t be a 6-year-old’s and I take that on board. But I’d also add…… a stamp costs about twice that much? That, or they sent it with no postage attached, which probably cost them a couple of quid to receive, lol.
Inb4 Rashford gives them a Bentley and a four pack of Baked Beans
Its a strange parent who willingly posts a letter unseen that weighs oddly heavy for a 6 year old, to a football club.
An even stranger parent who with no money for food will shell out for postage on a non essential letter.
Buy yeah, I’m sure some people would try it on, in fact I’ve got a suspicion someone on social media might be behind it.
(A very specific someone)
This has not been written by a 6 year old. This isn’t how children are taught to write even if they have begun cursive.
My daughter is about his age, and in the top reading/writing class in her school. This is done by an adult.
It doesn’t mean that the story is incorrect, or that she doesn’t have money for food, but the letter is definitely written by an adult on behalf of the kid.
It could be that he told her what he wanted to say and the mum just can’t spell “school” herself.
Edit: it appears that “6” could be an “8” that has been written quickly. If so, it’s more believable
No way would anyone from Swindon (UK’s feline and grandparent mortality capital) grift for money online.
How fucked is it that most comments are about handwriting and whether it’s real or not. The fact is there are many thousands of mothers that can’t afford food for their children in the UK.
Many of those children are football fans.
Whether this story is true or not, it is a reflection of what is happening under 12 years of gradual decline.
But let’s talk about handwriting
Few people missing bits here:
– Yes children in infants school are offered free school meals. He may just not like the shite they serve and needs a packed lunch. My mate’s son was the only kid in his school not bringing a packed lunch which meant the school would make very little effort in actually preparing something tasty for him – as if they could *encourage* him to bring a packed lunch it meant fewer expenses.
– Kids are taught handwriting very early now and especially cursive is still (for some mad reason) pushed strongly.
Not everything is a scam or a publicity stunt, I think we’ve become a bit jaded by everything. I’m sure I’ll be proved wrong but it’s nice to just read a story and not be a cynic about it every now and then guys.
This should be sent to every Premier league footballer when they get their paychecks.
I work with 6 year olds. Not a chance one of them wrote this. Forget the handwriting, it’s the spelling of school. They know there’s a ch in there but not oo? Yet know how to spell words like “doesn’t”. Not buying it.
Yeah it’s hard to tell any validity of this, but highlights how family’s are going to struggle more with prices rising and general cuts to benefits to those already struggling.
So I actually work for a charity in swindon that people on low income can get food from, and just been on the website and they are also trying to find Joe, and offering his mum help and support with food if they can be found
It’s not so much the handwriting, it’s the fact that all the capital letters and full stops are in the correct places. Also, conjunctions such as ‘because’ are extremely rare in work from a child of this age. As a teacher, I would be extremely surprised if a year 2 child could produce this work.
All keystage 1 kids get free school meals. So at 61/2 he would get free school meals.