Three More Shirts Up for Auction - Ipswich Town News
The shirts worn by Jon Walters, Tamás Priskin and Jaime Peters in the Newcastle game are the latest to go up for auction to raise funds for the Sir Bobby Robson Foundation. The first three shirts auctioned, those worn by Pablo Couñago, Richard Wright and Lee Martin, raised more than £4,000.
Couñago's shirt sold for £2,051, Martin's for £1,020 and Wright's for £1,420. Each of the shirts has been signed on the back and the front by the player who wore it, while the club are also providing a certificate of authenticity.
All the shirts worn on the day will be auctioned, along with some second shirts prepared for the game and some which are unnamed and unnumbered. These will be signed by the whole squad. Newcastle are also auctioning their shirts from the game.
All the official items being sold along with their current bids are shown below:
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