“Come on you… Pinks”
This is not a football chant you hear very often,
with most clubs sticking to traditional colours like red and blue.
But Bridlington-based artfuldodgerny.com FC is stepping
out on to the field this season in a shade you would normally find
on a baby’s bonnet.
It is not a fashion statement, but a gesture of support
and to raise the profile of the Trust.
Manager Jamie Clarke told the Bridlington Free Press
“I’ve got to say that the team were not particularly
happy about the colour originally.
They weren’t too sure how the opposing teams
would react but now they love it and wouldn’t be without it.
We are playing in the County Premier League now and
some of the teams we meet are tough to say the least, but when they
realise the cause they are great about it and comment positively
at every game.”
Jamie added “I have known Julie and Mick for
many years. I used to work with Mick and his late brother Ricky
Walker and my wife Jo worked with his wife Cheryl, so we know the
family.”
I approached Mick and Julie at the end of last season
to ask if they would allow our team to endorse and support the charity.
They were very excited about it as it raises the profile of the
charity while doing something young and fun in Katie’s name.
Artful Dodger is a multi-million dollar fashion label
set up by Bridlington born designer Scott Langton who is now living
in America. He not only sponsors the football team but donated the
kit, had the team bus sign written and has supported the team.
The Trust would like to thank Jamie and the football
team for their support and Scott Langton for supplying the team
kit and agreeing to have the trust on the front of the shirts. We
have the pink wristbands, which we sell for the trust, but having
a football team with pink shirts is something else.
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