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Football League sponsor makes fine gesture for Carlisle supporters…

Published 14:38 18 Aug 2015 BST

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Football League sponsor makes fine gesture for Carlisle supporters…

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How about this for a brilliant gesture?

On Tuesday, a group of hardy Carlisle supporters began a heroic 779-mile round trip to Plymouth for the cruellest of midweek fixtures. They were joined by football journalist Iain Macintosh, who shared details of the journey on Twitter... https://twitter.com/iainmacintosh/status/633290365970292736 https://twitter.com/iainmacintosh/status/633568634791723008 The group were making good ground when their efforts were picked up by the Football League's chief sponsor SkyBet, who generously offered to fund the arduous trek... https://twitter.com/SkyBet/status/633581085968961536 https://twitter.com/iainmacintosh/status/633613137992896512 SkyBet's goodwill didn't end there either, with another minibus of fans also getting a piece of the action... https://twitter.com/SkyBet/status/633618437147885568 That should make the journey home at 2am a bit easier.

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