Source: Bournemouth_Echo
Cherries: Bradbury's men set to fly north
LEE Bradbury's high-flying Cherries will take to the skies for their long-haul trip to Carlisle United on Saturday.[LNB] Chairman Eddie Mitchell has given the green light to chartering a private plane for the crucial League One clash with the Cumbrians.[LNB] Bradbury's squad will leave Bournemouth International Airport on Friday lunchtime for the 70-minute flight to Newcastle.[LNB] And following a short cross-country coach journey, they will stay overnight near Carlisle in readiness for the Brunton Park showdown.[LNB] Bradbury told the Daily Echo: It is great news and brilliant that the club are doing it for us to give us the best possible chance against Carlisle.[LNB] The alternative is a long coach journey and I think Carlisle use it to their advantage when teams travel as far as us, perhaps like we do.[LNB] It is vitally important that we prepare correctly and don't have the players sitting on the coach for hours getting stiff legs and backs.[LNB] We are trying to do it the right way and it is great that the club has backed us and are letting us do it this way. We are really pleased.[LNB] Despite being beaten 3-1 when they flew to Carlisle in April 2007, the Cherries squad travelled on the day of the game and left Bournemouth at the crack of dawn.[LNB] Mitchell said: It can be a bumpy ride up there on the coach and we owe it to the players to have them correctly prepared.[LNB] This is a thank you to them for their dedication.[LNB]
