The accidental Shrimper: American student becomes Southend fan after boarding wrong boat

The accidental Shrimper: American student becomes Southend fan after boarding wrong boat
  • ‘I had a blast on the boat and at the Southend game’⁠
  • Club invite Evan Johnston to Solihull home fixture

Accidentally boarding a boat packed with beer-swilling football fans would be some people’s idea of hell.

But Evan Johnston, a 21-year-old student from Arizona, said he “had a blast” after inadvertently joining a boat trip chartered by 150 Southend United supporters before their National League game at Sutton United on Saturday.

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