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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Luke McLaughlin

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

Evan Johnston is welcomed aboard by Southend supporters during the boat trip in London on Saturday.
Evan Johnston (centre) is welcomed aboard by Southend supporters during the boat trip in London on Saturday. Photograph: Andy Ward

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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