Got some great publicity earlier in the year. Shared a page, together with a new poem written by Dave Kirby, which ominously appeared on page 13 of the Liverpool Echo, the day of the FA Cup final! Following week, I was totally startled to open up the Wirral News, and see myself on the cover. I had no idea, and was completely shocked!
Got quite a bit of interest from a couple of people back then, and had 2 offers to buy it, both from bar owners. The original intention was to help raise some funds for the HJC, and tempted as I was to get a quick sale, I never saw the St. Kenny as an ornament behind some bar.
The new Football Museum in Manchester was opening around that time, and I received a communication saying they would have it for their display. I emailed them, and told them, 'Great'. I also said I'd want a donation made to the HJC if they wanted to add it to their collection, and given Kennys legendary status in the game, I thought at the time there could be no finer location for display. I then received word that they would take it, but only as a 6 month or so 'loan', a temporary exhibit. Thats as far as it got with them. So after a few stops in various parts of Liverpool, the St. Kenny has been in my front room since September. By then, I'd developed another idea to help raise some funds, for a most worthy cause.
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