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Anonymous Walsall fans donate two season tickets to Walsall Manor Hospital

A PAIR of Walsall season tickets have been donated to Walsall Manor Hospital after two anonymous fans decided to give back.

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One of the unnamed supporters, was the same donator from overseas who bought a season ticket last year to gift to the club’s oldest fan, Ernie Foster.

For the second year in a row, this fan has bought a full price season ticket to allow the club to hand out to another supporter.

Alongside this, another fan who is a current season ticket holder – and also wishes not to be named – bought an extra season ticket and donated it back to the club, to help boost finances during the coronavirus pandemic.

With these two gestures, the club has decided to offer the two season tickets to Walsall Manor Hospital, to “use however they wish", while matching it themselves and adding in another two tickets – making it four in total that the hospital is receiving.

“I’d like to thank the two supporters who kindly purchased the season tickets, it’s greatly appreciated by everyone at the club,” chairman Leigh Pomlett said.

“All the staff at Walsall Manor Hospital are doing a fantastic job under such difficult circumstances so we feel they are worthy recipients of the tickets.”

On Tuesday the club revealed that their early bird season ticket sales were up 10 per cent on last year, highlighting the work the fans have done to support the club during financially uncertain times.

In a statement regarding the season ticket donations, the club added: “We have been blown away by the support that has been shown during the Strength in Numbers early bird campaign and acts like this really are appreciated.”