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This football club’s letter to a fan went viral because it’s such a lovely gesture

John Plunkett. Updated August 14th, 2018

Someone called Chris Ryder shared a letter he was sent by the football team he supports, Barnsley FC, and it went viral because it was such a lovely gesture.

The club’s chief executive said he had seen on social media that Chris had been having a ‘bit of a hard time’ and wanted to know if there was anything he or the club could do to help.

In response, Chris said Barnsley was the ‘best football club in the world’.

Here’s the letter.

And just in case that’s tricky to read, here’s what Barnsley chief executive Gauthier Ganaye had to say.

Dear Chris

Sorry for sending you a letter at random, but I felt like I wanted to reach out to you and get in touch. I’ve noticed through social media that you’ve had a bit of a hard time recently, I’m not sure what it is but I hope everything improves for you as soon as possible.

You’ve been a fan of the club for many years and always supported us, so we want you to know that if the favour needs returning and we need to support you, please do let us know.

You are welcome to swing by any time. My office door is always open and we’ve finally got a new coffee machine, a huge thanks to Alfie Mawson for that!

Alternatively, you may have noticed the squiggle on the back of the player lettering on the shirts? It’s for the MIND charity. They are an EFL partner this season and do some really great work. I’ve included their contact details below.

0300 123 3393
[email protected]
Text: 86463
Twitter: @MindCharity

Keep supporting the reds, Chris. We’ll keep supporting you.

Yours sincerely

Gauthier Ganaye
Chief executive officer

Here’s what Chris tweeted a few days ago.

And here are some of the responses from people online.

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