- Jan 28, 2011
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As you may have heard over the weekend, Bournemouth v Burton was postponed just an hour before kick-off due to a flooded pitch, which meant some Burton fans made a fruitless 300-mile round trip at the weekend. So, the Bournemouth faithful had a whip-round and raised over £3,000 already to get Burton fans back down for the replay. Bournemouth fan David Whitehead had the idea after recalling how hospitable and generous Burton were when The Cherries won promotion to League 2 in 2010 at Burton's Pirelli Stadium. But as a little icing on the cake, the donation level has been capped to cover the cost of the coaches and the rest has been donated to a Charity nominated by Bournemouth gaffer Eddie Howe, who chose Cancer Research.
People are pretty fucking cool sometimes, and it's nice to see a good gesture followed up with something as brilliant as this. Football could do with a few more Burton's & Bournemouth's.
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