After traveling 600 miles in exchange for a 0-7 defeat, the British and African League players spent their own money to refund fans tickets

Hupu News on November 25th After the English sixth-tier league team Eastbourne lost 0-7 to Torquay United in an away game, the players collectively decided to refund the ticket costs of the game to the expedition fans out of their own pockets.

On that day, a group of Eastbourne fans traveled about 600 miles from Sussex to Torquay to watch the game, but they witnessed an almost one-sided defeat. About an hour after the game, the club issued a statement on the social platform

There have been precedents in English football for teams to refund traveling fans after disastrous defeats. For example, after Tottenham lost to Newcastle 1-6 and Sunderland lost 0-8 to Southampton, they both made "collective apologies" to away fans.