sufcmark
Youth Team
- Joined
- Jan 8, 2006
- Messages
- 125
Hi there fellow Shrimpers.
At the start of 2009 I started of on a challenge that I predict will last (hopefully no longer!) the whole of the year. I am attempting to watch a competitive football match at each of the 94 football league grounds in the top 4 divisions in the English leagues all in 1 calendar year. 94 I hear you ask? The extra 2 will be the 2 teams promoted from the Blue Square in April/May. In doing so I will be attempting to raise as much as I can for Children I Need. Children In Need's mission is to make a positive change to the lives of disadvantaged children and young people across the UK. Their vision is a society where each and every child and young person is supported to realise their potential.
The challenge started back on 2nd Jan when I went to watch Spurs v Wigan and has seen me visit 25 other grounds to date. During this year I will be sacrificing a lot of my time and effort into planning each week and will also miss watching my beloved Southend week in week out. How many of you have been to Port Vale v Lincoln City on a Friday? Its not recommended unless you do this for a good cause!! I have been a Shrimpers fan ever since my Dad first took me when I was 6, and those that sit in the South Upper might even know me. I have been on other teams forums and have been trying to raise awareness that I'll be visiting their club and have had some donations from them through my justgiving site and by hand on the day. I am obviously hoping for most club/supporter donations from my 'home' team so am posting on here to kindly ask that you take a quick peek at what I am doing. My main website I have set up is at www.justgiving.com/markcorney where the donations can be made. This site will also have a short report on my most recently visited grounds and the list of teams visited so far. At another site http://challenge94.webs.com I will have more information on my journey so far with more stats, facts, pictures etc which I hope will be a good read and view for any football fan.
Thanks for reading and I hope you enjoy the sites
Its small donations from you all that count!!
At the start of 2009 I started of on a challenge that I predict will last (hopefully no longer!) the whole of the year. I am attempting to watch a competitive football match at each of the 94 football league grounds in the top 4 divisions in the English leagues all in 1 calendar year. 94 I hear you ask? The extra 2 will be the 2 teams promoted from the Blue Square in April/May. In doing so I will be attempting to raise as much as I can for Children I Need. Children In Need's mission is to make a positive change to the lives of disadvantaged children and young people across the UK. Their vision is a society where each and every child and young person is supported to realise their potential.
The challenge started back on 2nd Jan when I went to watch Spurs v Wigan and has seen me visit 25 other grounds to date. During this year I will be sacrificing a lot of my time and effort into planning each week and will also miss watching my beloved Southend week in week out. How many of you have been to Port Vale v Lincoln City on a Friday? Its not recommended unless you do this for a good cause!! I have been a Shrimpers fan ever since my Dad first took me when I was 6, and those that sit in the South Upper might even know me. I have been on other teams forums and have been trying to raise awareness that I'll be visiting their club and have had some donations from them through my justgiving site and by hand on the day. I am obviously hoping for most club/supporter donations from my 'home' team so am posting on here to kindly ask that you take a quick peek at what I am doing. My main website I have set up is at www.justgiving.com/markcorney where the donations can be made. This site will also have a short report on my most recently visited grounds and the list of teams visited so far. At another site http://challenge94.webs.com I will have more information on my journey so far with more stats, facts, pictures etc which I hope will be a good read and view for any football fan.
Thanks for reading and I hope you enjoy the sites
Its small donations from you all that count!!
