By: Nicky Hopkins

Nicky Hopkins — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 18:05:20 +0000

Brenda’s tenacity and sheer determination in her campaign for safety on football pitches has been amazing and you can feel how hard it has been for her. The trauma she went through both with losing Jonathan and raising her daughter Laura have not been shown in this book but the courage and determination she managed to build up in her fight for what is right shines here. Bear in mind the fight has continued for 17 long years and is still ongoing. Although the FA say they want the same thing they seem to have shown little evidence of putting pressure where it’s needed, eg with Government Ministers who could obtain legislation for safety. They could also ban or fine clubs that don’t comply with safety regulations. To have a child die on a pitch that is run by the FA, because their equipment is unsafe, is absolutely shameful. But it didn’t just happen once it kept on happening. I hope parents of children playing football are now checking their goals to ensure safety regulations are being applied.

A brilliant campaign, Brenda, you have everyone’s admiration I just hope you can at last achieve the support you’re asking for. If anyone in sport reading this book can give their voice to her campaign then they should actively do so, she needs all the help she can get. It can’t stop here.

By: Paul Kirven

Paul Kirven — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:42:55 +0000

A horrific and heartbreaking tale. The courage and determination shown to gain justice for this tragedy is nothing short of amazing – John Medley

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By: Nicky Hopkins

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