Win a Stevie G Signed Shirt

Steven Gerrard has donated the shirt he wore in last week's Tsunami benefit game in Spain to be auctioned off to raise more money for the good cause. ITV are running the auction, and also have a signed Thierri Henry photo to auction.

I've not always been a fan of charity auctions, as it would seem that most normal people wouldn't be able to get enough money for a decent bid.

A thought came to me tonight though - if you spoke to your mates down the pub or colleagues at work, how much would each of them be willing to chip in for a chance to win it? Get everyone to say how much they'd put in, then once you've got everyone's amounts in, you know the total you can bid on the behalf of everyone. Put this in as your bid (at the right time). If you win, then it's time to decide who gets the shirt. The way to do this wold be to buy a book of raffle tickets, then give a raffle ticket per pound (or five pound etc) put in per person. So if you put 20 quid in, you'd get 20 tickets. Then get somebody impartial (not a referee then obviously) to do the draw. Winner takes the shirt.

If you don't win the bid with the money you've collected you'll have to decide what to do, maybe try and win a bid on Ebay for another shirt, and give any leftover money to the charity.

Anyway - here's the details from the www.itv.com/football website.

Football for Hope Charity Auction
Features, Tuesday February 22 2005
Fancy a Thierry Henry signed photo or Steven Gerrard's signed shirt that he wore during the Football for Hope match?

They could be yours if you bid the highest amount in our auction to benefit the people affected by the tsunami.

All you have to do is email your bid to us and the highest bidders will get the shirt or the photo! All the proceeds raised will go to the FIFA/AFC Tsunami Solidarity Fund. The auction is open from Thursday 24th February at 5pm for a week.

Before you send us you bid, you must read the terms and conditions

When you email us you should include:

- the item you wish to bid for
- your full name
- your daytime phone number
- your bid in pounds sterling

You can bid any amount, but you must be prepared to pay the amount you have bid in the event of you being the highest bidder for an item.

To bid for Steve Gerrard’s signed shirt, please click here

To bid for the signed photo of Thierry Henry, please click here

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