Aww! Six-year-old football fan Joe sent a heartfelt letter to one of Swindon Town’s top players. "Mummy doesn't have any money to come to Swindon games because she has no money for food and has to pay for my dinner at school. I like Swindon Town Harry McKirdy. I will come one day. Joe aged 6 ½," the letter read. Attached to the note was 26 pence as well!
The team reached out on social media in the hopes of finding Joe. According to Forest Green Rovers chairman, Dale Vince, they are willing to pay the child to be a mascot for Swindon if he can be found. I hope the kid gets to watch the games to cheer for his favorite team!
Image credit: Swindon Town FC
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I also teach elementary school and I don't believe a child wrote this. Especially not a 6-1/2 year old! The letters are too tightly spaced, the letters are all "on the line" evenly, there's punctuation, the first sentence is WAY TOO COMPLEX for this age... "mummy doesn't have any money to come to Swindon games becuse she has no money for food and has to pay for my dinner at schol." I call B.S.
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hmmmmmmmmm you know now that it's mentioned, that definitely doesn't look like kid handwriting at all...
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Do you teach in the UK? If not then perhaps that handwriting is appropriate for elementary students there.
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I teach elementary school and I have seen the printing of hundreds of kids and that does not look like a child's printing at all. The way it is written also seems like an adult wrote it. I would be curious for a Brit to weigh in. Seems like a joke or maybe a way for the team to get some attention.
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