Sour Mash Posted 2 October, 2016 Share Posted 2 October, 2016 (edited) Amazing effort again from him. BENALI'S BIG RACE 2016 Francis will set out to visit all 44 Premier League and Championship grounds in just two weeks, making his man-powered journey by a combination of running and cycling. Every day he will run a minimum of one marathon (26.2 miles) and cycle more than twice that distance. The target is to raise more than £1M for Cancer Research. http://www.benalisbigrace.com Donate: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/benalisbigrace Text Donation: text FRAN to 70200 to donate £5 Edited 5 October, 2016 by Jimmy_D Added Challenge Information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colinjb Posted 2 October, 2016 Share Posted 2 October, 2016 Is he doing another one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sour Mash Posted 2 October, 2016 Author Share Posted 2 October, 2016 Is he doing another one? Yes, can't believe it doesn't get more coverage http://www.jellyfishlivewire.co.uk/benalis-big-run/unfinished-business Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasonb Posted 3 October, 2016 Share Posted 3 October, 2016 Absolute legend. Such a shame I've only just heard about this and his challenge has already started. Deserves a sticky here at least on order to get some donations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dronskisaint Posted 3 October, 2016 Share Posted 3 October, 2016 I've donated - would be good if even a few more from here could get behind Frannie....there is nobody more red and white than he is and these are big challenges for great causes. Sticky as suggested? Yes please! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pemcil Posted 3 October, 2016 Share Posted 3 October, 2016 Freedom of the City surely? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrfahaji Posted 3 October, 2016 Share Posted 3 October, 2016 I've donated, as others have said a good cause and an incredible effort! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davefizzy14 Posted 3 October, 2016 Share Posted 3 October, 2016 How do you donate again? defiantly want to sponsor Franny as what he is doing is incredible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Clarke Posted 3 October, 2016 Share Posted 3 October, 2016 Donated. Serious respect for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sour Mash Posted 3 October, 2016 Author Share Posted 3 October, 2016 Has anyone tried donating via text and not got a message back? His twitter says that if you haven't got a message back, you haven't donated (the case with me). They really could do with sorting that out!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norm Posted 3 October, 2016 Share Posted 3 October, 2016 Wonderful effort from a really nice man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
channonball Posted 3 October, 2016 Share Posted 3 October, 2016 Donated. A true gent! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davefizzy14 Posted 3 October, 2016 Share Posted 3 October, 2016 Donated. An amazing effort from a Saints Legend. Common Franny, you can do it! COYR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gingeletiss Posted 3 October, 2016 Share Posted 3 October, 2016 http://www.benalisbigrace.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenneth_kenobi Posted 3 October, 2016 Share Posted 3 October, 2016 Wow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dronskisaint Posted 4 October, 2016 Share Posted 4 October, 2016 Another legend to greet him at Cardiff - Ricky there to greet him. Great to see the Saints support network represented in this way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericofarabia Posted 4 October, 2016 Share Posted 4 October, 2016 He's visiting Man U Man C Everton and Liverpool later this week,will any of our defectors be making an appearance? Maybe Morgan will have some spare time as he seems to be doing bugger all else!! Unfortunately I'm tied up with last minute stuff for my son's wedding this weekend. Good luck Franny, donation to follow shortly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gingeletiss Posted 5 October, 2016 Share Posted 5 October, 2016 I'm rather shocked, at how little this appears to register, in the minds of Saints fans. This man is an absolute legend doing this, for the second time I might add, a feat none of us could emulate. Post your well wishes here, show this great man that he has our support. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dig Dig Posted 5 October, 2016 Share Posted 5 October, 2016 Donated. Incredible effort. Doesn't even sound humanly possible. Good luck Franny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy_D Posted 5 October, 2016 Share Posted 5 October, 2016 Benali is a Legend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatlesaint Posted 6 October, 2016 Share Posted 6 October, 2016 He's visiting Man U Man C Everton and Liverpool later this week,will any of our defectors be making an appearance? Maybe Morgan will have some spare time as he seems to be doing bugger all else!! Unfortunately I'm tied up with last minute stuff for my son's wedding this weekend. Good luck Franny, donation to follow shortly. Lallana met him at Anfield, fair play to him for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Balls Posted 8 October, 2016 Share Posted 8 October, 2016 Donated. How much did his last race raise? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dronskisaint Posted 9 October, 2016 Share Posted 9 October, 2016 A couple of us going to be in Norwich for 5.15 on Wednesday 12th to greet him....anyone else going to be there? The man deserves support and huge respect from his own! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super_Uwe Posted 11 October, 2016 Share Posted 11 October, 2016 Donated today and shared his Benali's Big Race page on my Facebook page. He could definitely do with some more support, I can't believe the number of ex-Premier League stars from both Saints and other clubs who are cheering him on and yet it seems to have flown under the radar a bit. Amazing what he is doing though and hopefully he will smash that 1 million target. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southamptonfc Posted 11 October, 2016 Share Posted 11 October, 2016 It would be great if he could get a mention on football focus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holepuncture Posted 11 October, 2016 Share Posted 11 October, 2016 Donated today and shared his Benali's Big Race page on my Facebook page. He could definitely do with some more support, I can't believe the number of ex-Premier League stars from both Saints and other clubs who are cheering him on and yet it seems to have flown under the radar a bit. Amazing what he is doing though and hopefully he will smash that 1 million target. I agree, it has flown under the radar a little, I didn't realise he was doing another challenge until Sour Mash posted. It would be great if Sky/MLT, MOTD/Shearer etc could give him a mention and raise awareness. Also Ralph Krueger was involved at some stage last year which was a nice touch, and his daughter (& family) made some excellent youtube videos, it would be great if the club could support him again. Watching Benali complete his last Big Run at SMS last season (or the one before?!) was a fantastic moment. It makes me proud to donate, to a club legend, and a legend in his own right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sydenhampton Posted 11 October, 2016 Share Posted 11 October, 2016 Friday afternoon off work sorted. A few of us London Saints are going to cheer him on at Fulham & Brentford, stopping for a few light refreshments in between. Feel free to join us if you're about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super_Uwe Posted 12 October, 2016 Share Posted 12 October, 2016 Well he's hit the £300,000 mark this morning, so it does seem to be getting some momentum now which is good. I've seen a few of his recent Youtube videos and the poor bloke's face tells you all you need to know about how tough this has been on his body! I honestly have no idea how he is managing to do it, it is absolutely insane what he is putting his body through. I'm just keeping my fingers crossed for him that he manages to keep going these last couple of days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrfahaji Posted 12 October, 2016 Share Posted 12 October, 2016 Friday afternoon off work sorted. A few of us London Saints are going to cheer him on at Fulham & Brentford, stopping for a few light refreshments in between. Feel free to join us if you're about. Where did you get his schedule? Fulham & QPR may be close enough for me to get to from work, or Chelsea from home depending on timings. Edit... Just found it - will try and get along to Fulham in my lunch break! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dronskisaint Posted 12 October, 2016 Share Posted 12 October, 2016 Just back from meeting the man in Norwich...absolute and total respect for what he is doing! At the end of a day of a marathon and a hundred and twenty odd biking miles he had time to thank everyone for greeting him (maybe ten - fifteen Saints fans) and laughed and smiled his way through the obvious pain. Can only say to text 70200....it'll add a fiver to your bill but what he's putting himself through and the reason he's doing it make it the best £5 you'll spend today! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericb Posted 12 October, 2016 Share Posted 12 October, 2016 Just back from meeting the man in Norwich...absolute and total respect for what he is doing! At the end of a day of a marathon and a hundred and twenty odd biking miles he had time to thank everyone for greeting him (maybe ten - fifteen Saints fans) and laughed and smiled his way through the obvious pain. Can only say to text 70200....it'll add a fiver to your bill but what he's putting himself through and the reason he's doing it make it the best £5 you'll spend today![ATTACH=CONFIG]2203[/ATTACH] Dumb question but how did you know where to find him? I'm planning on making the very short trip up to white hart lane on Friday morning to show support but not sure which side he'll be at Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dronskisaint Posted 12 October, 2016 Share Posted 12 October, 2016 His schedule is on the first page of http://www.benalisbigrace.com it is down the right edge of the page. Sounds a bit daft but we really got the feeling that he and his family and team really appreciated us all turning out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sour Mash Posted 12 October, 2016 Author Share Posted 12 October, 2016 Just back from meeting the man in Norwich...absolute and total respect for what he is doing! At the end of a day of a marathon and a hundred and twenty odd biking miles he had time to thank everyone for greeting him (maybe ten - fifteen Saints fans) and laughed and smiled his way through the obvious pain. Can only say to text 70200....it'll add a fiver to your bill but what he's putting himself through and the reason he's doing it make it the best £5 you'll spend today![ATTACH=CONFIG]2203[/ATTACH] Those people texting donations through, are they get a text confirmation back? If not, that I haven't donated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dronskisaint Posted 12 October, 2016 Share Posted 12 October, 2016 Yes - the text back was in a few seconds for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JakkoUK Posted 12 October, 2016 Share Posted 12 October, 2016 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint lard Posted 12 October, 2016 Share Posted 12 October, 2016 Text back was almost immediate. Donated,the least I could do. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norm Posted 13 October, 2016 Share Posted 13 October, 2016 Done mine via Justgiving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angelman Posted 13 October, 2016 Share Posted 13 October, 2016 Donated. I do think it appalling that the footballers couldn't seemingly be bothered to dip into their pockets for one of their own (admittedly ex) and stump up a bit more. He got £260k last time and is above that this time. Average wage of a PL football player is over £40k a week. Clubs are rolling in it. Say each PL club gave £10k and each of the 25 man squad gave £2k then that would be £1.2m and maybe do half that for the Champ clubs, plus our donations, would hit £2m. I know no one should feel obliged and no doubt they have their other charities that they deal with, but it would be nice if clubs and players were seen to do something for an ex pro for something that affects us all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angelman Posted 13 October, 2016 Share Posted 13 October, 2016 Donated,the least I could do. lucky that comma was there!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericofarabia Posted 13 October, 2016 Share Posted 13 October, 2016 Donated. I do think it appalling that the footballers couldn't seemingly be bothered to dip into their pockets for one of their own (admittedly ex) and stump up a bit more. He got £260k last time and is above that this time. Average wage of a PL football player is over £40k a week. Clubs are rolling in it. Say each PL club gave £10k and each of the 25 man squad gave £2k then that would be £1.2m and maybe do half that for the Champ clubs, plus our donations, would hit £2m. I know no one should feel obliged and no doubt they have their other charities that they deal with, but it would be nice if clubs and players were seen to do something for an ex pro for something that affects us all. I had similar thoughts. Such a shame that so few of the clubs have really embraced Franny's brilliant efforts, to such a worthy cause, which as you say affects each and every one of us. I am in absolute awe of his efforts, and don't mind admitting that I am virtually in tears as I watch each days videos and interviews with him, and witness the obvious discomfort he is putting himself through and think how much it would mean to him if a rep from each club was there to meet him at each stadium and handed over a cheque, no matter how large or small. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dronskisaint Posted 13 October, 2016 Share Posted 13 October, 2016 I had similar thoughts. Such a shame that so few of the clubs have really embraced Franny's brilliant efforts, to such a worthy cause, which as you say affects each and every one of us. I am in absolute awe of his efforts, and don't mind admitting that I am virtually in tears as I watch each days videos and interviews with him, and witness the obvious discomfort he is putting himself through and think how much it would mean to him if a rep from each club was there to meet him at each stadium and handed over a cheque, no matter how large or small. I felt quite emotional yesterday when he arrived at Norwich - as did all of us I think - Norwich Cancer Research arranged an Olympic medallist (forgotten her name to my shame) and NCFC PR presented a signed shirt to him which he said would be auctioned for more fundraising. I know nobody owes him anything but it seemed like the least they could do but I see things through very red & white specs...I didn't see anyone offering ice bath or physio facilities to his team and they were off to his hotel as we left. The enormity of what he is doing daily really it home, the support he has from his family (who were lovely in their appreciation of our support) deserve so much more. I look forward to being at the Burnley match to see his final arrival...if ever a chant of 'He's one of our own' was warranted then this is the occasion! Text 70200...Facebook friends of mine who have no affiliation to Saints have been moved to do so - we, on this board, should all do what we can...in my humble opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super_Uwe Posted 13 October, 2016 Share Posted 13 October, 2016 [ATTACH=CONFIG]2204[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]2204[/ATTACH] I felt quite emotional yesterday when he arrived at Norwich - as did all of us I think - Norwich Cancer Research arranged an Olympic medallist (forgotten her name to my shame) and NCFC PR presented a signed shirt to him which he said would be auctioned for more fundraising. I know nobody owes him anything but it seemed like the least they could do but I see things through very red & white specs...I didn't see anyone offering ice bath or physio facilities to his team and they were off to his hotel as we left. The enormity of what he is doing daily really it home, the support he has from his family (who were lovely in their appreciation of our support) deserve so much more. I look forward to being at the Burnley match to see his final arrival...if ever a chant of 'He's one of our own' was warranted then this is the occasion! Text 70200...Facebook friends of mine who have no affiliation to Saints have been moved to do so - we, on this board, should all do what we can...in my humble opinion. I quite agree. I hope the club has something special lined up on Sunday for him, a nice chunky cheque would be a lovely gesture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sour Mash Posted 13 October, 2016 Author Share Posted 13 October, 2016 Is he going to be presented at St Mary's before Sundays game or at half-time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
70's Mike Posted 13 October, 2016 Share Posted 13 October, 2016 Is he going to be presented at St Mary's before Sundays game or at half-time? Hope it gets announced before Sunday, so I can make sure in my seat for when he arrives Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dronskisaint Posted 13 October, 2016 Share Posted 13 October, 2016 Last time it was half-time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alehouseboys Posted 13 October, 2016 Share Posted 13 October, 2016 Yes - the text back was in a few seconds for me Same here but a bit surprised there's not been a request to complete details for GiftAid to bump it up a bit, usually is with these charity text donations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint IQ Posted 13 October, 2016 Share Posted 13 October, 2016 I think the club should donate £500,000..Would be great PR, it's a no-brainer really Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angelman Posted 13 October, 2016 Share Posted 13 October, 2016 I think the club should donate £500,000..Would be great PR, it's a no-brainer really Everton gave Sunderland's mascot £200k, so I would hope that the club did at least the same for Franny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super_Uwe Posted 14 October, 2016 Share Posted 14 October, 2016 On his way to Fulham, still going strong! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrfahaji Posted 14 October, 2016 Share Posted 14 October, 2016 On his way to Fulham, still going strong! Just seen him at Fulham - not a bad way to spend a lunch break, especially when a chat with Matt Le Tiss is thrown in for an added bonus! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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