NEWTON Abbot Spurs and Kingsteignton Athletic over-35s have an added incentive for wanting to attract as many as possible to their annual match at Newton Abbot Recreation Ground tomorrow week (10.30am).
Normally, it's a precursor to watching the FA Cup final on the clubhouse television screen and catching up on past glories over a drink or two.
However, match organiser and former Spurs player-chairman, Chris Passmore, reports that both teams are intent on a little something extra this year by way of raising money to help three-year old Newton Abbot boy Paddy Breslan combat Dravet Syndrone.
It's a severe form of epilisy that is life limiting, and can be triggered by overheating, over excitement, tiredness, stress, flashing lights - to name but a few.
Paddy is also showing signs of ADHD and autism (quite normal for Dravet's children) whereby his seizures are frequent, which is where the Spurs and Kingsteignton over-35s both want and believe they can help.
Explained Passmore: "Paddy likes nothing more than to play in the backyard at home, but it can cause all sorts of concerns for his mother, Fiona.
"He can't go outside without head protection, so we want to raise money to help cover the back yard with fitted flooring so that Paddy doesn't hurt himself, especially his head, if he has a seizure playing outside."
Also high on the agenda for Spurs on May 30 is revenge for 12 months ago when Kingsteignton over 35s won the match 3-2.
Unfortunately, they still have the same options to choose from in the form of Passmore, Russ Petersen, Tony Mawby, Kim Cotton, Chris Bassett, Steve Paton, Chris Breslan, Mike 'Leo' Stuart, Jeff Franke and Adrian Fisher, who is travelling from London to play in the game.
Kingsteignton are still checking bus passes before confirming their line-up!
