Lenny Rider
Well-known member
- Sep 15, 2010
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Just got off the phone to Gerry Moore, who runs the Everton Ex Players Association, he's was giving me some advice about getting a letter of authenticity from Tommy Wright as I recently bought an England match shirt of his from 1969.
Gerry explained what the Association, funded by both the club and fund raising events, do,they basically help towards the welfare of anyone who has ever pulled on an Everton shirt in a competitive fixture.
From help with healthcare, ie private scans, operations, consultations, putting in stair lifts, re training for ex players, to general welfare help for Ex Blues.
I recall inviting a number of ex Albion players to a St Barnabas function many years ago and one in particular who based in London asked me if I could loan him for his train fare to Worthing as his Giro didn't come through till the week after.
Naturally I paid his train fare, and had him picked up from the station and dropped back, but its struck that was very sad. he'd played at International level, and won major honours but had fallen on serious hard times.
He's since died, but at the time it struck me that the Albion probably weren't in a position to help ex players, but clearly they are now, I would hope when this pandemic madness ends, hearing how Everton operate, hopefully its something Tony Bloom and the board might consider?
As someone approaching retirement and the prospect of having more time on my hands its something I'd be happy to get involved with and I'm sure I'm not alone.
Gerry explained what the Association, funded by both the club and fund raising events, do,they basically help towards the welfare of anyone who has ever pulled on an Everton shirt in a competitive fixture.
From help with healthcare, ie private scans, operations, consultations, putting in stair lifts, re training for ex players, to general welfare help for Ex Blues.
I recall inviting a number of ex Albion players to a St Barnabas function many years ago and one in particular who based in London asked me if I could loan him for his train fare to Worthing as his Giro didn't come through till the week after.
Naturally I paid his train fare, and had him picked up from the station and dropped back, but its struck that was very sad. he'd played at International level, and won major honours but had fallen on serious hard times.
He's since died, but at the time it struck me that the Albion probably weren't in a position to help ex players, but clearly they are now, I would hope when this pandemic madness ends, hearing how Everton operate, hopefully its something Tony Bloom and the board might consider?
As someone approaching retirement and the prospect of having more time on my hands its something I'd be happy to get involved with and I'm sure I'm not alone.
