"It was the only dream I had left" - Man City fulfil fan's dream with treble trophy visit at hospice

Manchester City's four trophies have been from Australia to India to China to Abu Dhabi - and will soon visit Norway, Argentina, Brazil and the USA. The club are also making sure to keep visiting deserving supporters wherever possible - as highlighted by two visits to seriously ill fans on the opposite side of the world.

Recently, when visiting Australia as part of the worldwide tour, City arranged for the trophies to visit lifelong fan John Cretney, who left Manchester in 1968 for down under and has never missed a live, televised game since, despite living 17,000km away.

John has sadly been diagnosed with a terminal illness, so with the trophies in Australia on their tour, City surprised him with the four cup at his home in the Australian Blue Mountains, accompanied by a video message from John Stones.

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As well as multiple school visits, the club have taken the trophies to fans in Manchester who have been ill, or could not make the finals due to old age. In July, they visited supporter Alan Baker, who was receiving care at Dr Kershaw's Hospice in Oldham, and the club welcomed Alan’s widow and family to the Etihad on Saturday vs Brighton as guests of the club, continuing their support for the family.

After returning from Australia, last week, the trophies were part of a similar surprise for fan Mark Whittaker, a lifelong City fan and is receiving care at Willow Wood Hospice in Ashton-under-Lyne after being diagnosed with malignant melanoma in March this year, and now requires 24-hour holistic and therapeutic care.

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