SusieQ Posted February 12, 2016 Report Share Posted February 12, 2016 No not our ex player, lol9 year old George was the guest of Everton player Gerard Deulofeu at the recent Swansea game and was on the pitch at halftime, scoring in the Gwladys Street end.I was at the game and it was a real highlight in a dismal day as the Toffees lost 2 - 1. Wee George has cerebal palsy and got the biggest cheer of the day from the Blues fans.He has just been voted as Everton's Goal of the Month for January, beating Ross Barkley, Aaron Lennon & Kevin Mirallas to the award, and was at Finch Farm yesterday to collect his trophy.http://www.evertonfc.com/news/2016/02/11/georges-day-at-finch-farmHe has also been invited to the end of season awards night to present the Goal of the Season to the winner.Needless to say the young lad is totally "made up" with his accolade!Brilliant story and having witnessed George's goal, I'm very proud of my other favourite football club this week.The only thing I am wondering is if it is George himself that wins the Goal of the Season, will he be presenting the award to himself, lol???In this day and age of football being all about the money, these kind of stories are especially heartwarming!Nice one Toffees :-D Not sure if the url link is working?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deutsch Par Posted February 12, 2016 Report Share Posted February 12, 2016 Yeah, the url works. Great to see things like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinnie Posted February 12, 2016 Report Share Posted February 12, 2016 Its great! Shows what a conmunity club Everton is. The Peoples Club on Merseyside Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SusieQ Posted February 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2016 Thanks Gordie The wee video at the start of the article is superb to watch - the interaction with Deulofeu especially is very lump in throat - it's obvious he has a lot of affection for George.Amazing to think the whole thing came about because his dad posted a wee video of him kicking the ball around in his Deulofeu shirt.The second video on the link is an extension of the presentation & has the press asking George some questions - at the end one of the journos jokes with Martinez that George can handle the press, haha!!Brilliant story. Love the community aspect of BOTH my teams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJAS Posted February 13, 2016 Report Share Posted February 13, 2016 Watched the video yesterday, well played Everton and young George. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinnie Posted February 16, 2016 Report Share Posted February 16, 2016 Apparently the wee laddie who was treated similar has been targeted by internet trolls. Some folk are just sick in the head Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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