Ex-Man Utd star Lou Macari on his heartfelt homeless gesture and Man Utd relegation worries That brown envelope On His Majesty’s Service offering Lou Macari a knighthood must have got lost in the post again.
Macari has been rescuing the homeless since the night in 2016 when he watched a news bulletin on TV about Stoke’s growing problem of rough sleeping, jumped into his car and drove round the city to see the scale of desolation for himself.
Scandalously, ludicrously, as a nation we elevate useless politicians and somebody’s child to the House of Lords but ignore Macari saving hundreds of homeless people from the streets of Stoke-on-Trent.
The Manchester United legend’s sanctuary, near the site of Stoke’s old Victoria Ground, still offers shelter to 28 fallen angels every night.
“I don’t have a magic wand, but if people need a helping hand to get off the streets and back to a structured way of life, we’re here for them,” said Macari, now 75.
