AFC Bournemouth's Matt Ritchie Is Confident Of Winning The War of Miles!

The support and coverage that my local Premier League football club AFC Bournemouth has been simply brilliant.

Today they have published a great news story on their website and then shared on their Facebook page and Twitter account.
Featuring comments and support from Scotland international player Matt Ritchie about the great 'War of Miles' challenge.

As the 'War of Miles' reaches its conclusion, Matt is quietly confident that the AFC Bournemouth midfield will run enough 'in-game' miles in Saturday's away match at Everton to win the challenge!

Charity: Ritchie hoping to edge Cherries fan in Prostate Cancer UK war of miles

The AFC Bournemouth midfield and Cherries supporter Gary Trudgett are neck and neck as they head into the home straight on their war of miles.Trudgett challenged the midfield to a distance duel at the beginning of April, as the cycling enthusiast prepares to undertake Prostate Cancer UK’s London to Amsterdam charity ride.

Eddie Howe’s midfield have clocked up an impressive 218.4 miles over the past four Barclays Premier League games against Manchester City, Aston Villa, Liverpool and Chelsea.

However Trudgett, throughout a rigorous training programme, has covered 247.9 miles on his bike – giving him a lead of 29.5 miles heading into the final game of the competition.

Despite the current standings, Cherries midfielder and fellow cycling enthusiast Matt Ritchie is confident that the players can turn their deficit around in the final game against Everton.

“We are quietly confident we can catch Gary,” smiled Ritchie.

“Judging by the rules at the beginning, we could play five in midfield at Everton and that would give us an extra pair of legs, so maybe we’ll have to speak with the gaffer!

“In all seriousness though, the distance Gary has covered throughout his training has been phenomenal.


“It will set him up really nicely for his Prostate Cancer UK ride next month, but hopefully we will just be able to nick the lead in a photo-finish!”

You can read the news story on the AFC Bournemouth website by clicking here or following the link below...

http://www.afcb.co.uk/news/article/afc-bournemouth-prostate-cancer-uk-gary-trudgett-3085044.aspx