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00:00Alan, we've come to see you.
00:03Nunez! Nunez! Ha!
00:05Hey, Rodri's on fire!
00:07Alright, have we joined in? How are you, pal?
00:09Nice to meet you. You OK, yeah?
00:10I'm never washing this T-shirt again.
00:13Cheers to this like this.
00:15Love this city!
00:17Love this city!
00:30Imran is one of the guys that went into all the finals.
00:39We were in that season, the travel season.
00:41So, yeah, it was very special for us.
00:43I feel his support in this moment.
00:45Surprised, I wasn't expecting anyone to turn up.
01:01All I was told was there was going to be a meeting
01:03with one of the representatives of Man City about some work next season.
01:06It's something you don't forget when Rodri turns up to come and meet you.
01:10I wasn't expecting any players. I'm so shocked.
01:13It's been great and it's been a joy to follow this club.
01:25How are we?
01:26Alright, have we joined in?
01:28Alright, have we joined in?
01:29Yeah!
01:30How are you, pal?
01:31Nice to meet you. You OK, yeah?
01:32Yeah, I'm alright.
01:33Nice to see you.
01:34I just couldn't believe it.
01:36I was starstruck.
01:38Yeah.
01:39Star truck.
01:40Sorry I was too funny, man.
01:43Wow!
01:44Wow!
01:45It's the worst shot I've ever seen.
01:48Very special.
01:49A special moment to make someone's day.
01:5220.
01:53You love it.
01:54Yes, I feel you.
01:55Incredible!
01:5647, my shirt number.
01:58It's a point.
01:59It's for you mate.
02:00Cheers, thank you.
02:01It's for you mate.
02:02It's not his day, it's all back anyway.
02:03Cheers, thank you.
02:05We are visiting Maureen, a local head teacher who is hugely supportive of City in the community.
02:13She's a lifelong City fan and retiring soon. So we're going to surprise her with some gifts.
02:18How are you?
02:19Good.
02:20How are you?
02:21Good.
02:22Are you good?
02:23No.
02:24My favorite young stomp people.
02:25First we're going to meet Maureen and surprise her. We have some gifts to give to her.
02:42Are you guys going to help us?
02:43Yes.
02:44Yeah.
02:45Nice to see you, Maureen.
02:46We have a few surprises.
02:47Hello.
02:49Are you not my surprises?
02:52Hello.
02:53Nice to meet you.
02:54Nice to meet you too.
02:56I knew they were coming. They were coming to do some filming with the children.
03:01But I didn't think for one minute that they would be coming to speak to me.
03:05In the name of most of the city we show a very good retirement. This is just a surprise
03:11for you, a little surprise.
03:12Thank you very much. I feel very spoilt and very honoured.
03:15Are you here teaching all of these kids?
03:18They're alright really.
03:20The players were just so warm towards the children.
03:23So our children in there are five.
03:26I hope you had them if you want to.
03:28When we were at that age we really wanted to achieve what we've done and seeing kids that
03:34have the same dreams we had, it's really nice.
03:37I'm never washing this t-shirt again.
03:40Just saying.
03:41Love this city!
03:50Alan is an 81 year old, lifelong city fan but also a community hero here in East Manchester.
03:56Alan received an MBE in 2006 for his amazing community work.
04:00The FA created a new award dedicated to Alan for his work in grassroots football.
04:06He's wondering who it is.
04:08He's doing very, very hard work.
04:10Hello.
04:11You alright?
04:12Nice to meet you.
04:13Are we alright to come in?
04:14As I looked through the window and saw who was coming out of the car, I thought this
04:19is brilliant.
04:20Alan, we've come to see you.
04:21You okay?
04:22How are you?
04:23I'm alright.
04:24Nice to meet you.
04:25Yeah, nice to meet you.
04:26Take my shoes off.
04:27If Rico didn't ask so I'll ask for it.
04:29No, no, that's fine.
04:30You sit down.
04:31My memory is pretty good so I will remember this all my life.
04:38You're welcome.
04:40Lovely to meet you.
04:41Lovely to meet you.
04:42Today we are on our way to surprise the Almond family who lost, sadly, their daughter
04:50Maisie lost him.
04:51They are lifelong fans and today we are here to show our love and support.
04:56You okay?
04:57Nice to meet you.
04:58We've got a surprise for you.
04:59Hello.
05:00Hello.
05:01Hello.
05:02Hi.
05:03You okay, nice to meet you.
05:04Oh my God.
05:05How are you?
05:06Nice to meet you.
05:07How are you?
05:08Nice to meet you.
05:09How are you?
05:10Nice to meet you.
05:11You okay?
05:12You okay?
05:13You okay?
05:14Yeah, good.
05:15Welcome to City.
05:17I can't believe it.
05:18I'm still shaking.
05:19Turn up for lunch.
05:20You'll have a bit of a tour.
05:21So, yeah.
05:22I'm shocked.
05:23Yeah.
05:24I'm really, I'm still shaking inside.
05:26The game after she died, it was first of Southampton, sort of 14th minute.
05:30There was a round of applause.
05:31Oh, okay.
05:32I think I remember that.
05:34Yeah.
05:35It was really quite loud, actually.
05:37Yeah.
05:38There was applause in the 14th minute for 14-year-old Maisie Almond, a Manchester City fan
05:44from Staley Bridge who tragically died of acute liver failure just before she was due a transplant
05:51operation.
05:52We're really sorry for the loss.
05:55Yeah.
05:56It was just so sudden.
05:57We set up a charity in Maisie's name called, she was always called Maisie Moo and that
06:02was her nickname.
06:03I think it's just the community spirit of Manchester City.
06:06Honestly, we've just seen it in bucket loads.
06:09It's been difficult, very, very difficult for us and just those little glimmers of, you
06:14know, kindness really makes, really helps us.
06:18It feels good, obviously, you know, making them smile and being surprised but being also
06:24happy at the same time, you know, seeing us.
06:27Especially, you know, with knowing what they had to go through.
06:30Probably the worst thing you can go through as a family, as a parent.
06:34Especially when you have kids, you can't imagine how hard the time is for them.
06:39Giving each other support, you know, by just having conversations, you know, and trying
06:46to keep each other up.
06:48I think that's what life is about.