After having been informed about Carl Ramsbottom’s accident, which happened right after the match, ‘Schalke vs. Man City’ on November, 27th, 2008, and feeling responsible for the do, being held for all supporters following the game in Gelsenkirchen, I tried to contact his brother Andy and some days later he came over here, providing me with more detailed information’s about Carl’s incredible situation while still being in rehab hospital. Well, this could have happened to any other football fan too!
Therefore my Schalke branch, <a class="postlink" href="http://www.supportersclub.de" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.supportersclub.de</a>, and I have started a collection for him and his family in mid January. After involving FC Schalke 04 they have supported our fund-raising campaign on the official website. I got a lot of fantastic feedbacks from other Schalke supporters and especially from our branch’s members!
Now after finishing the collection, a lottery for 2 Derby tickets, FC Schalke 04 vs. BvB Dortmund, and some auctions on Ebay, I’m pleased to let you know that we have collected in Germany 2500,- Euro for Carl. We all hope that he will feel better soon and being able to return to England to see his Blues again!
Last but not least it was fantastic to see how ‘City’ and other supporters stood together without being bothered about supporting different footie clubs. In my opinion this is a great thing and we should give it a try to go on with it! There should be a friendly and human companionship between all supporters with a heart for everyone’s Club, and a fair way to enjoy FOOTBALL all together!
I would like to thank everyone so much for supporting all collections
and for having brought different supporters closer together!
Kind regards
Markus@bredbury-blues.de
