'We can't just turn our backs on them'

"FOR goodness sake – get down there and cheer them on!"

That is the rallying call from 82-year-old football fan Daphne Baker, who has been going to watch her beloved Grimsby Town since she was nine.

Daphne, of Nicholson Road, Healing, has thrown her support behind our Be There or Blue Square campaign which is aimed at helping the Mariners to stave off the threat of relegation.

She says that every fan should do all they can to help their local club, as watching them drop to the Blue Square Premier Division would be "devastating".

She said: "The Mariners have been a massive part of my life.

Daphne Baker.

"I go to every home game and when they lose I always come back in a bad mood – my husband knows as soon as I come in the door!

"I'd be gutted if we were relegated out of the football league.

"We can't just turn our backs on them and watch them slip away. They need our help!"

Read more from Daphne in your Grimsby Telegraph today.

Do your bit to help your local team by cheering them on at tomorrow's clash with Bournemouth at Blundell Park.

Simply cut out the voucher on page 36 of today's Grimsby Telegraph and take it to the club's ticket office when purchasing your seats.

This voucher entitles the bearer to get in to Saturdays game for just £10 (Concessions £5) with one junior (under 15) free of charge. Be there and help YOUR team from being Blue Square next season.

For more Be There or Blue Square news, visit www.thisisgrimsby.co.uk/bethereorbluesquare.