How great would it be if your favorite team coughed up a rebate any time you went on the road to cheer them, only to see them suffer a dreadful loss?

That's exactly what the Arsenal soccer club of the English Premier League is doing for the disappointed loyalists who traveled to see their 8-2 road drubbing against Manchester United yesterday.

Arsenal readily admitted on its website that, "Sunday's result was obviously disappointing for everyone connected with the Club," and announced that fans who made the trip will be compensated with a ticket to a future game.

According to The Telegraph newspaper in England, about 3,000 Arsenal fans made the 400-mile round trip.

Goal.com said the lopsided defeat, which included a Wayne Rooney hat trick, was the worst in Arsene Wenger's 15-year tenure as Arsenal coach.