Hallam Get Unexpected Fortune From Fan
19th December, 2010
KoolSport NCEL Premier Division side Hallam say they are stunned after a quiet and unassuming fan left them a six-figure sum in his will.
The club, who are celebrating their 150th anniversary this year, say they never expected the money bequeathed to them by long-term supporter Roger Bell.
And, they say it means they can now push ahead with planned ground improvements.
Chairman David Slater told The Star newspaper: "Roger was a supporter for twenty years who would go to home matches and some aways.
"I believe he had no family, which is perhaps why he left his estate to the development of our ground.
"He never told anybody at the club he was going to do what he did, it came completely out of the blue.
"Roger was a popular man; he loved his football but never got over-excited.
"He believed in our philosophy and plans for the future and his money will help us build a ?280,000 visitors centre, hopefully next year."
(Story Source: The Star)
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