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Adelaide United defender Michael Marrone has been busy assembling appreciation packs for diehard Reds fans

With the A-League season currently suspended due to coronavirus, one Adelaide United defender has been spending his time delivering appreciation packs to long-serving supporters of the club.

Adelaide United's head of commercial Adam Thompson and communications chief Marius Zanin have delivered packs to some of the club's longest serving season ticket holders including Sonia Di Pardo. Picture: Adelaide United
Adelaide United's head of commercial Adam Thompson and communications chief Marius Zanin have delivered packs to some of the club's longest serving season ticket holders including Sonia Di Pardo. Picture: Adelaide United

Adelaide United defender Michael Marrone and members of the Reds office staff have been putting smiles on faces of long-serving season ticket holders during the coronavirus pandemic crisis.

Marrone, during the A-League’s postponement where Adelaide had five games remaining in its home-and-away season, has been busy assembling appreciation packs for a number of Adelaide United diehard fans.

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Adelaide United's head of commercial Adam Thompson and communications chief Marius Zanin have delivered packs to some of the club's longest-serving season ticket holders including Sonia Di Pardo. Picture: Adelaide United
Adelaide United's head of commercial Adam Thompson and communications chief Marius Zanin have delivered packs to some of the club's longest-serving season ticket holders including Sonia Di Pardo. Picture: Adelaide United

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Adelaide’s season has been postponed until April 22, when Football Federation Australia is expected to announce whether the season would continue.

Adelaide’s head of marketing and communication Marius Zanin and head of commercial Adam Thompson, over the past few days, have been delivering the packs as part of a collaboration with Reds platinum partners, McDonald’s.

“It is a small gesture from us to say thank you to our members during these unprecedented times,’’ Zanin said.

“We will get through this all together, because our number one priority is to continue to play a key role within the South Australian football community.”

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