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Shocked US tourist planning gentle Thames sight-seeing trip ends up on boat full of 150 boozed up UK football fans

Published on April 07, 2025 at 10:06 PM

Shocked US tourist planning gentle Thames sight-seeing trip ends up on boat full of 150 boozed up UK football fans

A TOURIST planning a gentle sight-seeing trip on the River Thames boarded a party boat full of boozy football fans by mistake.

American Evan Johnston got on the vessel with 150 supporters heading to a match.

Large group of Southend United fans posing with a team flag.
US tourist Evan Johnston, in check shirt, thought he was on a Thames sightseeing trip, but he'd accidentally joined 150 football fans heading to a match – who took him along
A City Cruises boat tour on the River Thames in London.
Evan had got on a City Cruises craft – but did not realise it had been chartered by Southend United fans heading for a match against fellow National League side Sutton
Group of men on a boat party holding drinks.
American student Evan with fans of the Shrimpers on board the cruise boat

The student, 21, thought they were all going to see London’s landmarks.

But the Shrimpers fans welcomed Evan — taking him to his first ever match, buying all his drinks and chanting: “Evan is a Shrimper, la la la la.”;

side Southend were playing Sutton in South in a National League clash on Saturday.

The fans hired a party boat from Tower Millennium Pier to Blackfriars Pier to catch a train to the ground.

Evan, from Arizona, said: “I had some suspicions when I was in line behind all of the fans.

“I figured if they checked tickets they’d turn me off. But they didn’t.”;

He said he was “rooting for them”; after Southend’s 1-1 draw, leaving them a point outside the promotion play-offs with five games left.

The club will make Evan guest of honour at this Saturday’s home fixture against Solihull Moors.

Fan Andy Ward told Flying Eze: “The next day I messaged Evan. He’d gone on the sightseeing tour he’d planned, and said our boat was a lot better — and his tour was a little quieter.”;

The club said: “Full credit to our brilliant supporters.”;

Southend United fans on a boat party.
The friendly fans made Evan welcome and bought him pints as they made their way to the match
Selfie of two men on a boat, one of whom is an American tourist who accidentally joined a boat party for Southend United football fans.
Evan with Shrimpers fan, and new pal, Andy Ward
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