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The Experiment - Do Footballers Reply To Fans Anymore?

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  • #102
    internelligent
    Registered Users Posts: 956 ✭✭✭internelligent


    Fair play lads. This should be interesting!:)


  • #103
    nkay1985
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,975 ✭✭✭nkay1985


    nkay1985 wrote: »
    Yeah I think you're right on this.

    Hand writing 20 letters is also quite time consuming. If it's a more manageable number I'll happily take part. I'm on nights this coming week so I should have time to write them too.

    Thought I'd said I was in. Anyways, if you're still looking for participants now that it's five, I'm in.


  • #104
    eoin99
    Registered Users Posts: 274 ✭✭eoin99


    MrStuffins wrote: »
    Using the Random Number Generator to determine the players, they'll be then removed from the list:

    Eoin99

    1) Liverpool: Martin Skrtl
    2) Man City: Robinho
    3) Man Utd: David Petrucci
    4) Pompey: Hayden Mullins
    5) Stoke: Steve Simonsen

    What are the chances Robinho will send anything???:pac::pac: Petrucci won't know whats happening getting fanmail:p:p

    Will send these off as early next week as I can. Where exactly should they be addressed to?


  • #105
    MrStuffins
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,258 ✭✭✭✭MrStuffins


    nkay1985 wrote: »
    Thought I'd said I was in. Anyways, if you're still looking for participants now that it's five, I'm in.

    Cool man, as many participants as possible now we're down to 5,
    eoin99 wrote: »
    What are the chances Robinho will send anything???:pac::pac: Petrucci won't know whats happening getting fanmail:p:p

    Will send these off as early next week as I can. Where exactly should they be addressed to?

    Funny thing is, Robinho is supposed to be really down to earth. I saw on Sky Sports News that him and his girlfriend went shopping in Manchester and took the BUS! :cool:


  • #106
    evad_lhorg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,894 ✭✭✭evad_lhorg


    when I was a Kid my mam got a book about the size of a wallet to Denis Irwin. He got the whole team and the boss to sign it. was sweet.


  • #107
    eoin99
    Registered Users Posts: 274 ✭✭eoin99


    MrStuffins wrote: »
    Funny thing is, Robinho is supposed to be really down to earth. I saw on Sky Sports News that him and his girlfriend went shopping in Manchester and took the BUS! :cool:

    Robinho on the BUS...seriously?!? I mite write to him saying he's my favourite Chelsea player:D:D


  • #108
    MrStuffins
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,258 ✭✭✭✭MrStuffins


    eoin99 wrote: »
    Robinho on the BUS...seriously?!? I mite write to him saying he's my favourite Chelsea player:D:D

    Check it out http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article1945590.ece

    Looking at that picture on the right, Robinho must be much taller than he looks on tv :P


  • #109
    Unearthly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,048 ✭✭✭Unearthly


    To the person writing to Ashley Cole, make sure you include a mobile as a gift to definitly get a reply back.


  • #110
    evad_lhorg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,894 ✭✭✭evad_lhorg


    Unearthly wrote: »
    To the person writing to Ashley Cole, make sure you include a mobile as a gift to definitly get a reply back.

    Id ask for a few pics of the mrs. :D


  • #111
    missingtime
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,942 ✭✭✭missingtime


    MrStuffins wrote: »
    Missingtime

    1) Sunderland: Robbie Weir
    2) Spurs: Huerelho Gomes
    3) West Ham: James Tomkins
    4) Wigan: Marlon King
    5) Wolves: Sylvan Ebanks Blake

    Aww...jeeze. Gomes, he'll just drop the letter.

    Ebanks Blake could be interesting. He's a liverpool fan :)


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  • #112
    Johnny Utah
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,157 ✭✭✭Johnny Utah


    flahavaj wrote: »
    I'll write to Stevie G.

    FAO MR STEVEN GERRARD
    PRISONER NUMBER 8
    CELL BLOCK H
    STRANGEWAYS PRISON
    YNWA 5/18



    Mods: What happened to the Steven Gerrard thread? It seems to have disappeared into thin air? :confused:


  • #113
    Daemos
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,645 ✭✭✭Daemos


    Johnny Utah wrote: »
    Mods: What happened to the Steven Gerrard thread? It seems to have disappeared into thin air? :confused:

    Things were getting too heated/spculative/dodgy/all of the above, so it was locked a couple of days ago.

    Edit: Although I can't find it at all now. Probably the third or fourth option above, so.


  • #114
    CHD
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 6,956 ✭✭✭CHD


    I will send one to Stevie G with talcom powder in it.


  • #115
    marko91
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,030 ✭✭✭marko91


    id be veyr interested in this but how would u go about getting all them players addresses?im sure alot of them would send stuff back and alot wont.


  • #116
    Daemos
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,645 ✭✭✭Daemos


    Fo anyone that's wondering, www.fanmail.biz has the addresses of all the clubs, and you can just add the player's name at the top.


  • #117
    Daemos
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,645 ✭✭✭Daemos


    Does anyone know if you can get British stamps in An Post, or if Airmail stickers here going to England will work sending from England to here?


  • #118
    curry-muff
    Registered Users Posts: 2,418 ✭✭✭curry-muff


    MrStuffins wrote: »
    curry-muff

    1) Liverpool: Andriy Voronin
    2) Man City: Nigel de Jong
    3) Man Utd: Paul Scholes
    4) Pompey: Niko Kranjčar
    5) Stoke: Andy Wilkinson

    Be interesting to see if scholsey replies, voronin will surely think im taking the piss though :pac::pac:


  • #119
    marko91
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,030 ✭✭✭marko91


    DaPoolRulz wrote: »
    Fo anyone that's wondering, www.fanmail.biz has the addresses of all the clubs, and you can just add the player's name at the top.


    cool thanks, is their any spots left avaible?


  • #120
    MrStuffins
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,258 ✭✭✭✭MrStuffins


    nkay1985

    1) Burley: Stephen Jordan
    2) Chelsea: Paulo Ferreira
    3) Everton: Dan Gosling
    4) Fulham: Eddie Johnson
    5) Hull City: Matt Duke

    marko91

    1) Liverpool: Daniel Agger
    2) Man City: Vincent Kompany
    3) Man Utd: Darron Gibson
    4) Pompey: Hermann Hreiðarsson
    5) Stoke: Glenn Whelan


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  • #121
    Helix
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,661 ✭✭✭✭Helix


    missingtime wrote: »
    Ebanks Blake could be interesting

    a bird i was in college with scored him a few years back [/useless information]


  • #122
    MrStuffins
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,258 ✭✭✭✭MrStuffins


    Helix wrote: »
    a bird i was in college with scored him a few years back [/useless information]

    Was it while he was at Man Utd? Coz i think she's the only thing he scored bwfore he went to Wolves!


  • #123
    Helix
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,661 ✭✭✭✭Helix


    MrStuffins wrote: »
    Was it while he was at Man Utd? Coz i think she's the only thing he scored bwfore he went to Wolves!

    lol

    he banged a few in for plymouth i think


  • #124
    3hn2givr7mx1sc
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,838 ✭✭✭✭3hn2givr7mx1sc


    I'll give it a go as well for the craic sure!


  • #125
    That_Guy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51,342 ✭✭✭✭That_Guy


    Have many letters been sent off yet?


  • #126
    marko91
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,030 ✭✭✭marko91


    do ya make ur own letters up or do we all send the same thing away?if so can i have a copy?


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  • #127
    Daemos
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,645 ✭✭✭Daemos


    marko91 wrote: »
    do ya make ur own letters up or do we all send the same thing away?if so can i have a copy?

    I wrote a sample draft a few pages back, that you can edit and tweak to fit each individual footballer.


  • #128
    Gillington
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,555 ✭✭✭Gillington


    Ill be definitely up for this,the more obscure player the better for me! Ah no,I know its random but Im definitely up for it.

    Must go up to my attic I used to do this years ago with my mates and got tons of replies! Collymore,Barnes,Kinkladze etc might try and eBay 'em!


  • #129
    MrStuffins
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,258 ✭✭✭✭MrStuffins


    baz2009

    1) Sunderland: Michael Liddle
    2) Spurs: Michael Dawson
    3) West Ham: Jack Collison
    4) Wigan: Titus Bramble
    5) Wolves: Karl Henry

    Gillington

    1) Arsenal: Kieran Gibbs
    2) Villa: Wilfred Bouma
    3) Brum: Jordon Mutch
    4) Blackburn: Paul Robinson
    5) Bolton: Jlloyd Samuel


  • #130
    Gillington
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,555 ✭✭✭Gillington


    MrStuffins wrote: »

    Gillington

    1) Arsenal: Kieran Gibbs
    2) Villa: Wilfred Bouma
    3) Brum: Jordon Mutch
    4) Blackburn: Paul Robinson
    5) Bolton: Jlloyd Samuel

    Good stuff,Ill get on it in the morning! Interesting to see if Robbo gets back,It'll be him and Bouma who wont reply if no-one does.


  • #131
    3hn2givr7mx1sc
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,838 ✭✭✭✭3hn2givr7mx1sc


    MrStuffins wrote: »
    baz2009

    1) Sunderland: Michael Liddle
    2) Spurs: Michael Dawson
    3) West Ham: Jack Collison
    4) Wigan: Titus Bramble
    5) Wolves: Karl Henry





    Alright, I'll get on it in a few minutes, can't see Michael Dawson writing back tbh, never liked his attitude.


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  • #132
    everdead.ie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,153 ✭✭✭everdead.ie


    Are you going to write as adults or children because if you where a child writing to there superstar i'd imagine they'd be much more inclined to write back


  • #133
    therecklessone
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,213 ✭✭✭✭therecklessone


    Gillington wrote: »
    Good stuff,Ill get on it in the morning! Interesting to see if Robbo gets back
    Seth Delicious Race wrote: »
    Alright, I'll get on it in a few minutes, can't see Michael Dawson writing back tbh, never liked his attitude.

    From talking to mates who've met both, they are both very genuine and always have time for fans they meet.


  • #134
    BaZmO*
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,625 ✭✭✭✭BaZmO*


    WillieCocker wrote: »
    Great idea lads
    The general concensous regarding fan mail for footballers seems to be that you should send a few photos of the player with the letter and a SASE (self addressed stamped envelope) as this will increase your chances of a reply.
    I have heard of Walcott, Arshavin, Ballack and the likes sending on autographed photos with this method.
    Bit pointless sending a SASE if you're sending a letter to England.


  • #135
    Running Bing
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,841 ✭✭✭Running Bing


    Seth Delicious Race wrote: »
    Alright, I'll get on it in a few minutes, can't see Michael Dawson writing back tbh, never liked his attitude.

    ?

    Michael Dawson from Spurs?


    Dawson has to be one of the most down to earth, good natured footballers out there. Are you thinking of the right bloke?


  • #136
    WillieCocker
    Closed Accounts Posts: 747 ✭✭✭WillieCocker


    BaZmO* wrote: »
    Bit pointless sending a SASE if you're sending a letter to England.

    Well yes but you can buy mail vouchers if you are international.
    Anyway the point was the chances of a reply are far greater with this method and that's with replies being sent back in the U.K.


  • #137
    BaZmO*
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,625 ✭✭✭✭BaZmO*


    WillieCocker wrote: »
    Well yes but you can buy mail vouchers if you are international.
    That is something I did not know.

    WillieCocker wrote: »
    Anyway the point was the chances of a reply are far greater with this method and that's with replies being sent back in the U.K.
    The way I see it though is that if a £20k a week footballer can't be ársed to pay for the post to send a fan a signed photo he doesn't really give a shít about his fans.


  • #138
    eirebhoy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,013 ✭✭✭✭eirebhoy


    It wouldn't be the cost of it, just the hassle.


  • #139
    WillieCocker
    Closed Accounts Posts: 747 ✭✭✭WillieCocker


    eirebhoy wrote: »
    It wouldn't be the cost of it, just the hassle.

    Exactly.


  • #140
    BaZmO*
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,625 ✭✭✭✭BaZmO*


    Of course money isn't the issue but Jesus, how much hassle is it to get your PA to go out and post a few letters every month?

    Having fans is part and parcel of being a footballer. I just find it annoying that some players find it too much hassle to look after their fans. I'm not expecting a 24hr turnaround on signed photos, but they could at least eventually find the time to get around to it.


    As for Rock Stars!! Don't get me started on them!! :P

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpd24yVy5C4


  • #141
    Mitch Connor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 46,347 ✭✭✭✭Mitch Connor


    eirebhoy wrote: »
    It wouldn't be the cost of it, just the hassle.

    what hassle? They'd more than likely get a PA, their agent or a secretary at the club to actually do the posting, including sorting out the postage.


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  • #142
    eirebhoy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,013 ✭✭✭✭eirebhoy


    If it's no hassle then I'm expecting 100% response rate. :)


  • #143
    eoin99
    Registered Users Posts: 274 ✭✭eoin99


    Just got around to sending off the letters there today. Now we play the waiting game.

    *checks watch*


  • #144
    curry-muff
    Registered Users Posts: 2,418 ✭✭✭curry-muff


    Ive only wrote one of them, must get writing the rest today


  • #145
    leninbenjamin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,983 ✭✭✭leninbenjamin


    BaZmO* wrote: »
    As for Rock Stars!! Don't get me started on them!! :P

    Poor oul Ringo. leave him alone! After all this was the man who brought us the fat controller on TV!

    seriously he's probably signed more photo's and replied to more fans over the years than anyone else in history.


  • #146
    BaZmO*
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,625 ✭✭✭✭BaZmO*


    Appearing in an episode in the Simpsons probably didn't help either


  • #147
    3hn2givr7mx1sc
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,838 ✭✭✭✭3hn2givr7mx1sc


    What should I send in the envelope with the letter? concerning stamps etc.


  • #148
    Vic Vinegar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,241 ✭✭✭Vic Vinegar


    leninbenjamin wrote: »
    Poor oul Ringo. leave him alone! After all this was the man who brought us the fat controller on TV!

    Eh? he was the narrator of the show was he not?


  • #149
    Jugs82
    Closed Accounts Posts: 627 ✭✭✭Jugs82


    If there is room left - count me in (cant wait to see what players I get...)


  • #150
    FatherTed
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,684 ✭✭✭FatherTed


    Just thought I'd chime in here, being in the US, I mailed off 5 today to some MLS players:

    1) NY: Juan Pablo Angel
    2) Columbus: Guillermo Barros Schelotto
    3) Seattle: Freddie Ljungberg
    4) LA: Landon Donovan
    5) Chicago: Cuauhtemoc Blanco


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  • #151
    leninbenjamin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,983 ✭✭✭leninbenjamin


    Bombleswizzum wrote: »
    Eh? he was the narrator of the show was he not?

    yeah, he was the voice of them all. It just wasn't the same after Ringo left...


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