Bruce Sewell Benefit Match

[David Holden]

Some of the most popular players in Gravesend & Northfleet history will be turning out in support of team mate Bruce Sewell next month.

 

The Fleet legends, from their Ryman League squad, will face a Tottenham Hotspur veterans side at Stonebridge Road on Sunday November 26th to raise funds for Bruce who has been stricken with motor neurone disease.

 

The Fleet players will be joined by some of Bruce's team mates from other clubs he played for including Boreham Wood and Yeading.

 

Among those lending support to the event are Fulham midfielder Jimmy Bullard who played with Bruce for the Fleet before leaving for West Ham, Peterborough and Wigan.

 

The match will kick off at 2.p.m. with admission at £6, but schoolchildren will be admitted free.

 

Fans will be able to meet the players after the game at a function at the Fleet Leisure Centre in Nelson Road, Northfleet. The event will feature a two course buffet reception, auction and raffle, and tickets are priced at £20.

 

Former Gravesend & Northfleet manager Andy Ford, who is organising the event said: "Bruce is a smashing lad and his story has touched everybody who knows him. Everybody I have contacted wants to help Bruce and his family and we have had a fantastic response. I think fans will be delighted to see the players who played alongside Bruce for the Fleet in the Ryman league and there are sure to be some surprise appearances."

 

"We are very lucky to have got the Spurs veterans side to come down for the game and I think we can look forward to an entertaining match followed by what looks like being a very well supported evening event."

[David Holden]

Andy has lined up ex Gravesend stars including keeper Darren Smith , midfielder Darren Smith , Andy Adebowale, Corey Campbell,

Dave Powell, Luke Anderson, Mark Newson, Scott Honeyball, Steve Restarick, Nick Hegley, Mitch Crawley, Matt Lee, Che Stadhart, Craig Wilkins, Justin Skinner, Lee Spiller, Scott Tarr, Paul Booth, Steve Restarick, Darren Gowler, Jimmy Jackson & Steve Portway

[Hempstead Gaz]

You can take a player out of Gravesend, but you can never take Gravesend out of a player.

Should be a great event - just hope for Bruce's sake we get a great turnout.

[ColtheJock]

It is great to see the Club giving this support to an ex-player and I hope a decent crownd turns up for the game, I for one will try and head back to Gravesend that Sunday afternoon. My Dad passed away over 3 years ago now after suffer from Motor Neuron Disease, it is a disease which does not seem to make headlines but at the moment there is no know cure to certain strain of it. You can contract MND and survived for a long tine (like Stephen Hawking), unfortunately my Dad got an aggressive strain. Hope everyone will go along and support Bruce and his family.

 

:-)

[eufckev]

Wish I could attend, but may be starting a temporary Sunday job. Hope the support will be there!

[David Holden]

Full details are now available on the website

[kmj]

I regret that a prior engagement will keep me away, but I shall donate what I would have spent at the game anyway. Bruce was a very loyal Fleet player and deserves to make as much cash from the game as possible.

[1 TOOTH]

Who will be playing for Tottenham vets ?

[Rainham Bob]

Hopefully Ralph Coates will be. If he is, I hope someone has told him to get rid of his comb-over. It was worse than Bobby Charlton's!!!!!!!!

[David Holden]

The referee will be Steve Bennett

[Harry J Allstars]

Was his brother, Gordon, unavailable?

[Stu M]

I'm disappointed Lenny couldn't make it.

 

On a more serious note, is Bruce actually attending the day?

[Ray ellingham]

Fantastic to have a top referee.

 

well done Steve

[chilled out entertainer]

Top referee???? bennett???? he is worse than poll!!!!!

[Ray ellingham]

Get a life !!!..I think it is good for a referee of his statue to offers his services for such a good cause.

 

No doubt you have refereed many games from the comfort of your armchair and with one eye

[chilled out entertainer]

that is exactly what he is, a statue, never keeps up with play. unlessyou meant stature of course. freak

[Stu M]

Hey, he's only doing it for charity. Remind me if you ever get a terminal illness to slag off someone trying to help...

 

Typical that even this thread devoted to helping an ex-player falls victim to stupid and unnecessary comments.

[chilled out entertainer]

oh, woe betide anyone who comments anything not absolutely gushing about a charity event. i think it is a great idea, this match, but think bennett is a poor referee.i didnt realise he was bruce's fav ref, im sure he does not have one. hopefully a lot of money will be generated by this game. a "premiership" ref is not going to draw a bigger crowd, so any opinion of him is not going to affect the match whatsoever

[Stu M]

Quote:

chilled out entertainer said:
oh, woe betide anyone who comments anything not absolutely gushing about a charity event.

Did I say that? I said 'unnecessary', which it was.

[ColtheJock]

I am definately coming back tp Gravesend to support Bruce and watch the game. Hope there is a decent crownd of say 500.

 

:-)