Wednesday, January 08, 2014
Bournemouth fans raise money for Burton faithful’s FA Cup trip
The spirit of the FA Cup is alive and well in Bournemouth - whose fans are raising money for Burton’s faithful to travel to the south coast.
In a brilliant display of generosity, Cherries fans have raised more than £2,800 for Albion supporters’ coaches to bring fans south next Tuesday, January 14 after the original fixture was postponed on Saturday.
Their desire to help out ahead of the rearranged third-round tie stems from the climax to the 2009/10 season when Bournemouth clinched promotion to League One at Burton.
Cherries fans were bowled over by the way they were treated both at the Pirelli Stadium and in the Staffordshire town generally and felt moved to make a nice gesture of their own, reports the Burton Mail.
One supporter, David Whitehead, suggested a Burton coach fund, while another, Adrian Lee, set up an online fundraising page and cash flowed in.
Grateful Burton supporters were quick to add their thanks.
‘This shows the true spirit of Cup football,’ Wayne Pycroft told the Burton Mail. ‘Neither club will win the final but many will remember the great gesture between two clubs.
‘Hopefully, Bournemouth fans will get recognised for this great gesture by the FA with a special fans award.’
Adam Drew said: ‘This generous and overwhelming gesture shows the spirit of football is not dead.’
In a brilliant display of generosity, Cherries fans have raised more than £2,800 for Albion supporters’ coaches to bring fans south next Tuesday, January 14 after the original fixture was postponed on Saturday.
Their desire to help out ahead of the rearranged third-round tie stems from the climax to the 2009/10 season when Bournemouth clinched promotion to League One at Burton.
Cherries fans were bowled over by the way they were treated both at the Pirelli Stadium and in the Staffordshire town generally and felt moved to make a nice gesture of their own, reports the Burton Mail.
One supporter, David Whitehead, suggested a Burton coach fund, while another, Adrian Lee, set up an online fundraising page and cash flowed in.
Grateful Burton supporters were quick to add their thanks.
‘This shows the true spirit of Cup football,’ Wayne Pycroft told the Burton Mail. ‘Neither club will win the final but many will remember the great gesture between two clubs.
‘Hopefully, Bournemouth fans will get recognised for this great gesture by the FA with a special fans award.’
Adam Drew said: ‘This generous and overwhelming gesture shows the spirit of football is not dead.’
