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COMMITTED: TVs Nick Hancock says his favourite clubs are an extension of their own community BILL Shankly said football is not a matter of life and death, it’s more important than that. He would not have said that if he had been at Nick Hancock’s side this week. When Hancock was announced as Stoke’s most famous fan at an event for the Donna Louise Trust, a children’s hospice, there was a cringe. This was not about celebrity. Being Stoke how could it be, you might ask. Hancock must love the long ball, a Rory Delap missile throw, the roaring of Deliah, nothing quietly emotional.
You wouldn’t have thought so if you heard the quiver in his voice as he explained why money is needed for the trust.