Mirror.co.uk has teamed up with John Barnes' new football charity Score Ethiopia to offer you the chance to bid for signed football shirts from every Premier League football club in the country.
Each day this week, the former England legend will be blogging for Mirror.co.uk as he embarks on a Van Dash around all 20 top flight clubs to pick up the shirts.
Then you can take part in Mirror.co.uk's special eBay auction to bid for the shirts that John collects, with the proceeds going to the Score Ethiopia charity to raise funds for water amenities, schools and football facilities in the Gondar region of Ethiopia.
It will be a lot of fun, will benefit a great cause, and you might even end up with a unique collectors' item at the end of it.
John's Barnes' diary, Wednesday, September 3rd:
Today has seen us clock a fair few miles and meet some great people, old mates of mine and some new ones.
We started off at Wigan this morning and got delayed on our schedule after I had a cup of tea and a natter with my old mate and adversary Steve Bruce. I really enjoyed seeing Steve again and not only is he a true gent but also one of the most promising British managers around. I have no doubt he will get his Wigan outfit up to speed and challenging very soon. While we were there Chris Kirkland and Mario Melchiot came over to say hello – we never had cars like those in my days! Might get my boots back on again!
Next stop was to close neighbours Bolton Wanderers. We were greeted by a great player in his day (and a bit of party animal) Tony Cally. Tony was recently appointed back onto the Bolton staff as the new Fan’s Liaison Officer. No better man for the job as Tony is just like I remember, very personable and always game for a laugh.
The next two stops were very interesting to go to considering the news on transfer deadline day. First was Manchester City, now the richest club in the world! We were very lucky to have Gary Cook, Chief Executive come down and meet us. Very down to earth and very keen to know what the campaign was about. He was telling us about how he was down in London with brand new mega-signing Robinhio yesterday, and how there was a real buzz about the place with his impending arrival! I see a very bright future for the blue side of the city.
Old Trafford - the scene of many a heated match in my time with Liverpool was the last call of the day. I’ve got to say the staff were fantastic with us and very helpful. We were lucky enough to go down to pitch side and were presented with a lovely authentic signed ball with the squad’s signatures on there. It pains me to say it but what a ground and now a team bolstered with the signing of Berbatov. Utd are going to be even more of a force especially in Europe now.
Day 4 sees us visit new boys Stoke, West Brom and the emerging force of Villa.
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About Score Ethiopia
Score Ethiopia is a partnership between Wash & Go shampoo and educational charity Link Ethiopia launched by John Barnes in 2007, after he visited the town of Lalibela and experienced Ethiopia’s critical needs as well as the people’s passion to play football even in the face of adversity.
He said: “All over the world people play football with whatever they can get their hands on. A can, rolled up clothes or a milk carton full of stones make a ball.
"But rarely have I witnessed such passion for the ‘beautiful game’ as I did in Ethiopia. The sport brings communities together, promotes health and well being.
"However, Ethiopia is a beautiful yet very poor country. Wash & Go’s Score Ethiopia is looking to raise as much money as possible to deliver vital amenities and football facilities.
"A little money can make a lot of Ethiopian’s happy!”
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