LAST CALL FOR TICKETS FOR MARCUS STEWART MND FUNDRAISING DINNER AT THE JOHN SMITH’S STADIUM
Chris Lucketti, a former defender for Huddersfield Town, is pushing supporters to attend Marcus Stewart’s “inspiring” dinner to raise
money for MND research.
The John Smith’s Stadium will host “An Evening with Marcus Stewart & Friends” on Friday, May 2, but tickets go on sale at 5 p.m. on
Wednesday, April 29.
In September 2022, Marcus, who played alongside Chris on the Town club that nearly made it to the Premier League in 1999–2000,
received a diagnosis of motor neurone disease.
Known as Terriers vs. MND, the event will raise funds for organisations that promote MND research, including as the Darby Rimmer
Foundation, which was established by former Bradford City and Liverpool defender Stephen Darby, and the Mel Evans MBE Foundation.
Marcus will be joined on stage by other former Town players at the fundraiser dinner, which is being organised by James Beattie of See It
Now Group. Among them are Ben Thornley, Clyde Wijnhard, Rob Edwards, Ken Monkou, Chris Beech, Chris Lucketti, and Tom Cowan.
The incoming manager Thomas Tuchel’s right-hand man, England assistant manager Anthony Barry, who played with Marcus at Yeovil,
will be a special visitor.
The event, sponsored by Chadwick Lawrence and Marsh Design, will be compered by former Town matchday announcer Paul Ramsden.
For what should be a fantastic evening of fundraising and memories, he asked people to purchase the few tickets that are still available.
“I want to raise awareness and funds to help find a cure for this cruel disease and show support for Marcus,” Chris stated.
“It is amazing to see the courage displayed by Marcus and many others with MND. They are all incredibly motivating.
“I played at Town when I was signed from Bury by Steve Bruce in 1998,” Chris said of his time there.
Before I joined, I had played against Marcus a few times, but I didn’t know how excellent he was until I worked with him every day.
Always at the right spot at the right time, Marcus was a unique goal scorer. He had excellent timing in the air. His timing allowed him to
consistently sneak past box defenders despite his lack of height.
When the club sold him to Ipswich Town, I was devastated. Our promotion to the Premier League was halted by that judgement.
“I do think we would have gotten promoted if Marcus had been here.” Marcus benefited greatly from the move, which allowed him to
enter the Premiership and Europe, even though it wasn’t beneficial for us.
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