Henderson pens heartfelt letter to Dunboyne GAA club
May 01, 2018
The St. Peter's, Dunboyne jersey hangs proudly alongside Mo Salah's.
Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson has written an emotional letter to Sean Cox's beloved St Peter's GAA Club, Dunboyne.
The former club chairman remains in a critical condition at Walton Neurological Centre in Liverpool after sustaining serious head injuries when assaulted by Roma supporters outside Anfield last Tuesday night.
A St Peter's jersey hung in the Liverpool dressing room prior to the Reds' Premier League draw with Stoke on Saturday and their captain took time to make contact with the Meath club to thank them for providing the jersey and allowing the players to show their support for Sean at this difficult time.
The full letter reads:
"To our friends at St. Peters GAA, Dunboyne
"I am writing on behalf of the entire first team squad at Liverpool Football Club to thank you for generously sending us a jersey of your team.
"We all know that our supporter Sean Cox has at least one other big sporting love in his life, aside from LFC and it's St. Peters GAA.
"The situation Sean and his family are facing now makes something like playing football look as trivial as you could imagine, but as a group of players we wanted to show our support and we thought having your clubs' jersey hanging alongside ours in the dressing room was a subtle way of doing that. We know it's a very small gesture from us in the grand scheme of things, but none the less thank you for helping us make it happen.
"I've never had the privilege to meet Sean, but in recent days I've been reading in the media about how much he's loved and respected in the community of Dunboyne and in particular the important role he plays at your club.
"Please accept, on behalf of the Liverpool first team players, a signed shirt from us, by means of expressing our solidarity with you at this very difficult time.
"Our greatest wish in this moment is that Sean can return home, with his family and see that the two sporting clubs he cherishes the most came together because of him. Thank you again for your generosity - as players we all really appreciate it.
"You'll Never Walk Alone"
- Jordan Henderson, Liverpool Football Club
TweetA very classy touch from Liverpool Captain @JHenderson and the @LFC squad to @DunboyneGAA pic.twitter.com/uRpp7AqBgV
- Irish Football Fan TV (@irishfantv) April 30, 2018
