Charity football match coming up in Gornal, organised by regulars at The Old Bull Pub.

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A group of regulars at The Old Bull Pub have organised a charity football match in Gornal, raising money for Dementia UK and paying tribute to those in the area that have passed away.

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00:00So we're here at the Bullshead in Gornall. We've got a football, we've got a banner.

00:06Howdy talk, George. We've got a John Mills. Hello sir.

00:10Hello there, how are you? I'm good and Dementia UK.

00:13So there's the clue, there's the clue. Come on, come on, get in, get in.

00:19So, John, what's going on? What's happening? I presume football has something to do with it.

00:24Go on, fill us in. It's a charity football match for Dementia UK.

00:28Yeah. Also for a good friend of mine who passed away last year, Stephen Barnes.

00:34And was that, did he have Dementia today? No. I know you.

00:38No, you just abuse yourself. Yeah, yeah. Drink and smoke. Yeah.

00:42But we're all going nowhere else. Yeah. And we're meeting here at the Bullshead.

00:46Is this kind of like a bit of a gathering for you lot? Is this where you come up with your fundraising ideas?

00:51We already have a meeting. We already have a meeting today. Oh do you? Yeah.

00:54What's the group called then? Have you got a name?

00:57Yeah, I've got a name really. Too busy organising to call up your names.

01:01Well, this is the third one we've done.

01:03Third charity football match? Yeah.

01:05Oh wow, okay. What, in one a year sort of thing?

01:08It was one, then another two years, the other one, and that was for a lab down Steve Parsonage.

01:14Oh wow, okay, okay. I've got to touch with you about that. Yeah, yeah.

01:18You've highlighted that as well. I do believe, if I'm right John, they've raised four and a half thousand between the two matches.

01:24Yeah. Not bad, not bad. So what's the deal? What are all these names then?

01:27The people who have played football and local people have passed away. Yeah.

01:31In the recent years or a few years ago.

01:34We go back to 30, 30 years, Glen Nicklin.

01:37And this banner, it's going to be at the game. Oh, where is the game? That's what we should say. When and where is the game?

01:43Go on George. Lowell Gorn Athletic Stadium.

01:45Yep. Date?

01:4611th of May.

01:4811th of May.

01:4912.30 kickoff.

01:50Definitely the 11th.

01:51Yeah, yeah. We don't know yet, they might phone me up later and cancel it again.

01:55Yeah. Yeah, yeah.

01:56So 11th of May.

01:57They're less said about that.

01:59Yeah, yeah. But this banner's going to go somewhere a bit special after the game, isn't it?

02:04Zor.

02:05Yeah, that's the church.

02:06What about the church? Yeah, the door church.

02:08What's that one that's off the church, George? Is that the community up?

02:14Yeah, yeah.

02:15Yeah, yeah.

02:16Well, he was talking about, he might shove it on the wrought iron gates.

02:19Oh, that'll be nice so everyone can see as they come by on that. Yeah, yeah, cool.

02:23I only spoke to him yesterday.

02:24So, who's playing in the game then? Where are these players coming from?

02:28From Lowell Gornal and Sedgley and Upper Gornal.

02:32Yeah.

02:33Because Steve played for a team in Upper Gornal.

02:34Okay, yeah.

02:35The lads originally were from Sedgley.

02:37Yeah, yeah.

02:38And the other lads are from Lowell Gornal.

02:39What are the teams called? Are they spuckers?

02:41Gornal out boys, Sedgley out boys.

02:43Okay, great stuff.

02:44And they am old.

02:45And they am old.

02:46And my keel's throwed some young'uns in there last night.

02:51He wants to win mate, he wants to win.

02:53So it's all raising money for Dementia UK?

02:55Yes.

02:56Any particular reason Dementia UK this year?

02:59Well, George, we're doing a lot for cancer research and Marie Curie, we thought we'll have a change.

03:05Yeah, yeah.

03:06And that was the only reason.

03:07Yeah, yeah.

03:08And some of the people on here watching out.

03:10Don't they?

03:11Past go over there.

03:12Yeah, yeah, yeah.

03:13Well, can I get a cheer after three?

03:15One, two, three.

03:16Hoorayyyy!

03:17Ha ha ha ha.

03:2011 mate!

03:22We're all set.

03:23Stay here.

03:24Get yourselves there.

03:25Who's it?

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