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Harry Maguire hands out food parcels in Sheffield

clive
clive Posts: 19,442
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Football star Harry Maguire has been spreading some "festive cheer" to pensioners in the Sheffield suburb where he grew up.

The England and Manchester United player was joined by brother Joe, sister Daisy and mum Zoe as he gave out food parcels in Mosborough on Monday.

Maguire said he hoped it would help put "smiles on people's faces" at what was a difficult time for everyone.

The player, who started his career at Sheffield United, said: "It's really important to go back to my roots where my family and friends still live.

Maguire, who paid for the food parcels supplied by a shop in Mosborough, added: "It's only a little bit, but putting a smile on someone's face is what it's all about."

Alan and Brenda Burton were among the recipients and spoke to the footballer from their doorstep.

Brenda, 71, said: "We were hoping for family to come up for Christmas so it's nice for him to do this for us.

"It's really thoughtful of him, he's a local lad and he's not forgotten where he's from."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/england

Comments

  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,345
    Harry is a non pretentious looooovely Yorkie lad
  • Dazzler21
    Dazzler21 Posts: 51,344
    edited December 2020
    He's hoping they all get to know who he is. 😉
  • AddickUpNorth
    AddickUpNorth Posts: 8,325
    Gareth Bale has been chipping in too.

    https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/gareth-bale-buys-christmas-hampers-23202461
  • sillav nitram
    sillav nitram Posts: 10,158
    Or is it just another PR stunt and to deflect away the negative press about his recent arrest and brawling?
  • SuedeAdidas
    SuedeAdidas Posts: 7,733
    sillav nitram said:
    Or is it just another PR stunt and to deflect away the negative press about his recent arrest and brawling?
    Possibly - but either way, the result for the recipients is a positive one. 

    Well done Harry and family. 
  • cfgs
    cfgs Posts: 11,476
    SuedeAdidas said:
    sillav nitram said:
    Or is it just another PR stunt and to deflect away the negative press about his recent arrest and brawling?
    Possibly - but either way, the result for the recipients is a positive one. 

    Well done Harry and family. 
    More likely he and others have looked at Rushford and wondered what they could do. The stories seem to have come from the recipients, if it were a pr stunt surely a tame reporter would have been with them.
  • eaststandmike
    eaststandmike Posts: 14,956
    Great effort by both of them but are they not supposed to be staying in a team bubble? Bale has traveled from a T4 area to a T4 area according to that report and then handed out stuff to a load of strangers?
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 37,973
    edited December 2020
    The Maguire family seem like a decent, down to earth bunch. Remember seeing videos of them during Russia 2018. Not everything has to be a PR stunt, some people believe it or not, are genuinely nice.
  • sillav nitram
    sillav nitram Posts: 10,158
    SuedeAdidas said:
    sillav nitram said:
    Or is it just another PR stunt and to deflect away the negative press about his recent arrest and brawling?
    Possibly - but either way, the result for the recipients is a positive one. 

    Well done Harry and family. 
    Depends, they may be full of Werther’s Originals;)

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