BadgerBadger Posted 13 December, 2012 Share Posted 13 December, 2012 It's something that most companies should embrace - would certainly bring a sense of well needed perspective Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazlo78 Posted 13 December, 2012 Share Posted 13 December, 2012 The children suffering from various kinds of cancer have the extra challenge that during key phases in chemo therapy they have to be segregated from other patients because their immune system is not functioning well. This means no trips to public places, no busses, no football, no school etc., so they are often really, really bored. Having lived in a similar environment to that for more than a year I can testify that the monotomy and isolation really gets to you. Whether the players were brought there at gunpoint or they begged NA to go doesn't matter - they have brought some variation into a hospital everyday life that is dominated by routines, schedules and structures. Good on you, lads! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norm Posted 13 December, 2012 Share Posted 13 December, 2012 The children suffering from various kinds of cancer have the extra challenge that during key phases in chemo therapy they have to be segregated from other patients because their immune system is not functioning well. This means no trips to public places, no busses, no football, no school etc., so they are often really, really bored. Having lived in a similar environment to that for more than a year I can testify that the monotomy and isolation really gets to you. Whether the players were brought there at gunpoint or they begged NA to go doesn't matter - they have brought some variation into a hospital everyday life that is dominated by routines, schedules and structures. Good on you, lads! And so say all of us! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crisp Posted 13 December, 2012 Share Posted 13 December, 2012 I like the one with the pompey flag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
This Charming Man Posted 13 December, 2012 Share Posted 13 December, 2012 When you pull on a shirt for a club like Saints, you're not representing a footballing corporation-sized monster like Manchester City or Chelsea that don't really represent their local community so much as the massive club (that doesn't really even need a fanbase) they've become. Nor do you represent a club like Arsenal or Manchester United that have grown so large and are so well-supported all over the world that they no longer really represent their community or local area so much as their own large identities as national-sized football clubs with most of their fans in east Asia. What you do represent however is the city of Southampton, its people, its community, its industrial history and the traditional local support on which our club will always be built. The doctors, nurses, porters, kids etc.etc. I truly think that the hospital trips are as good for the players as they are for the staff and sick kids. A fantastic thing to unite around that makes me very, very proud to support our club. What a load of b*llocks that is. Just because they're big clubs, it doesn't mean they don't still have strong ties to their local communities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david in sweden Posted 13 December, 2012 Share Posted 13 December, 2012 Nicely done SFC...at least one in the eye for those people who think that footballers just pocket their £ thousands every week and ignore the fans ....... Visiting hospital is not the best experience at times, but will be memorable for some of those kids.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noodles34 Posted 13 December, 2012 Share Posted 13 December, 2012 I have had the fortune or misfortune to have visited The Piam Brown Ward in The General, it is without doubt a great but at the same time, horrible place, it does however bring your own life into perspective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kraken Posted 13 December, 2012 Share Posted 13 December, 2012 In a simlar vein to the Pompey supporting Dad in this thread, this pic made me smile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
This Charming Man Posted 13 December, 2012 Share Posted 13 December, 2012 That picture must be Photoshopped. Liverpool are a big club and therefore have zero ties to the local community. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rasiak-9- Posted 14 December, 2012 Share Posted 14 December, 2012 What a load of b*llocks that is. Just because they're big clubs, it doesn't mean they don't still have strong ties to their local communities. - £2000 season tickets. - Arsenal still representing the working class of Finsbury Park and their area of North London. Choose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rasiak-9- Posted 14 December, 2012 Share Posted 14 December, 2012 That picture must be Photoshopped. Liverpool are a big club and therefore have zero ties to the local community. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straw_man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
This Charming Man Posted 14 December, 2012 Share Posted 14 December, 2012 - £2000 season tickets. - Arsenal still representing the working class of Finsbury Park and their area of North London. Choose. The £25 match ticket when we visited there was nothing short of a disgrace! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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