Kevin Whitcher
Well, well, well. Myself and a tableful of regular Gooner contributors attended the Football Supporters Federation annual awards dinner last night in a venue called The Pavilion at the Tower of London – a heated tent set up in the grounds of the Tower. We were nominated for the best fanzine award. We have been up for this twice before, and in all honesty, had no expectation of winning.
So it was a very pleasant surprise when, after the nominees were read out, The Gooner was announced as the winner. Everyone from the table got up on the stage to collect the award and host James Richardson asked a few humorous questions, as he did with all the award recipients, a far better format than rambling acceptance speeches.
So, a good night all round, with perhaps a little too much alcohol consumed, but what the hell, the hangover is worth it.
Next week, we’ll give full details of the proposal to continue The Gooner beyond the current season. We just need to do a few things first, not least set up a Crowdfunding page. There are a substantial number of Gooner readers who want the fanzine to continue, and ultimately we will do if there are enough of them prepared to commit to a season’s worth of issues by subscribing in advance. So more of that this time next week, but today, we’ll just enjoy the memory of a very enjoyable evening at the FSF awards.
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