50,000 ways to say thank you.

From: The Evening Standard (London, England) | Date: February 14, 2001 | Copyright information

AN internet tycoon has paid [pound]50,000 to hire a fleet of coaches to take West Ham fans to Saturday's FA Cup match at Sunderland.

West Ham had agreed to provide free coaches, but Robbie Cowling, managing director of recruitment website Job-serve, decided to pay for the 62 coaches which will carry more than 3,000 fans to the Stadium of Li...

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