When the planet celebrated World Mental Health Day on October 10, English football club Norwich City shared a heart-melting video with its fans to mark the occasion.
Apart from raising awareness about mental diseases, the clip well and truly demonstrates the power of football to bring happiness to someone’s life.
It was dropped on the Championship club’s official X account, with a text reading, “At times, it can be obvious when someone is struggling to cope, but sometimes the signs are harder to spot.” The story of the video focuses on a couple of die-hard Norwich City fans, who love to watch their favourite team live in action from the stands.
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𝗔𝘁 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀, 𝗶𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗲 𝗼𝗯𝘃𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗴𝗴𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗽𝗲, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝘁.Check in on those around you.#WorldMentalHealthDay | #YouAreNotAlone | @samaritans pic.twitter.com/ZC50AH5thl
— Norwich City FC (@NorwichCityFC) October 10, 2023
Despite sharing the same feelings for the club, the two individuals were portrayed differently in the video. One of them looked excited and charged up, while the other seemed comparatively calm and quiet. As the video progressed, a special friendship developed between both fans. They could be seen enjoying matches while donning the Norwich City colours. After Norwich secured victory in one of the matches, the excited fan went on to gift his scarf to the other person.
An unexpected twist unfolded at the end of the video when the quieter fan entered the stands alone with that scarf in his hand. He kept it on the chair where his friend used to sit. The last frame featured a special message which read, “Check in on those around you.” Norwich City also revealed some helpline numbers where people struggling with any mental issue can connect and seek necessary assistance.
Viewers were left teary-eyed after watching the video. Apart from countless fans, Norwich City also garnered appreciation from the UEFA for the post. “This is incredibly powerful, well done, Norwich City,” the European football governing body commented.
Many fans said it is “an incredible way” to spread awareness about mental health. “This post alone could encourage someone to ask the important questions and actually save a life,” a user added in her comment.
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An incredible way to spread an important message. This post alone could encourage someone to ask the important questions and actually save a life. Thank you 🙏🏻— Emma Louise Jones (@eljonesuk) October 10, 2023
Norwich City are currently seventh in the Championship table with 18 points in 11 matches. The club broke into the top flight after winning the second-tier league in the 2020-21 season. Norwich managed to spend just a single season in the Premier League. They finished at the bottom of the table in the 2021-22 campaign and once again got relegated to the Championship.