Football has shown me success is not about quick wins but relentless collective effort | Jason Stockwood As I focus my energy on the political landscape in Lincolnshire, experiences at Grimsby can assist shaping a sense of identity.
In May 2021, Andrew Pettit and I took on what would prove to be one of the hardest challenges of our lives when we bought our home-town club, Grimsby Town.
Football isn’t just a game, it offers a sense of history, rootedness and connection far beyond what happens for 90 minutes on any given Saturday.
Most importantly, and unlike the business world we come from, the stakeholders are not abstracted customers but our family, friends and the wider community of which we are part.
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