Newcastle 星／主役にする Matt Ritchie, 34, gets 始める，決める for life after football as he passes his lorry-運動ing licence - and fans joke he could 運動 the team bus next year!

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If you ever get 失望させるd stuck behind a lorry, it might be 価値（がある） thinking twice before you beep if you're a Newcastle fan. Your favourite player could be in 前線 of you.?

That's because Matt Ritchie has today passed his?部類 C 運動ing licence 実験（する）, which means he can 運動 lorries professionally.?

Ritchie, 34, is likely coming に向かって the end of his 最高の，を越す-level football career and has only been a bit-part player for the last few seasons. His 契約 is up in June.?

But that's no worry for him, as he is now qualified to whizz around in 貯蔵所 トラックで運ぶs, tipper トラックで運ぶs, and other 激しい-義務 乗り物s.?

He passed with the Tyne & Wear LGV Driver Training Centre and will be 支援する for a more 前進するd 証明書.?

Newcastle 星／主役にする Matt Ritchie (権利), 34, has passed his training to be a lorry driver

He is coming に向かって the end of his football career but is now qualified for lorry-運動ing 職業s afterwards?

It looks as if Ritchie even bought the trainers a 甘い 扱う／治療する as a thank you for helping him through his 旅行.?

A 地位，任命する on the centre's Facebook page shows a gift from Build A Bake, a bespoke cake 製造者 from Jesmond, a Newcastle 郊外.

Fans have joked he could even be 運動ing the Newcastle team bus next year.?

'New 契約 for Ritchie as team bus driver,' one fan wrote on X, 以前は Twitter.?

'When they said Ritchie might get a 職業 as a coach I didn’t think they meant driver,' another quipped.?

One said: 'When he got told to park the bus he took it literally, fair play.'

Whether many of his football 技術s are transferrable to his new 貿易（する） remains to be seen - perhaps his international trips on Scotland 義務 will have 用意が出来ている him for long-運ぶ／漁獲高 運動s.?

Fans have been joking about how Ritchie could be Newcastle's team bus driver next year

In 2023, the number of lorry drivers in the UK was around 304,000 as per the Office for 国家の 統計（学）.?

Ritchie may 井戸／弁護士席 be hoping to make that number 304,001.??