Game off as we pulled up in the coach. 10207 miles from Brisbane #oldschoolawayday @SUFCRootsHall @SUFCexiles pic.twitter.com/hsFHbjClnu
— BNEShrimper (@BNEShrimper) December 12, 2015 Australian man travels 10,000 miles to watch soccer game that gets cancelled
James Dator has been covering a wide range of sports for SB Nation for over a decade, with a special focus on the NFL.
Imagine the exquisite agony. The pure unbridled horror of it all. You get on a plane in Brisbane, Australia and make the 22-hour flight to England so you can see your favorite team play -- then the game gets cancelled at the last second. That’s precisely what happened to Andrew Urry this weekend.
MATCH OFF | the game is off before it has started here unfortunately to the pitch being unplayable
— Southend United (@SUFCRootsHall) December 12, 2015 Heavy rain caused the Southend United pitch to be unplayable. Several fans were upset the game was cancelled while they were en route, but the Australian man took it well given the situation.
Southend tried to make it up to him.
Would a signed Southend United ball help at all!? ⚽️ https://t.co/C5fzaF3PcO
— Southend United (@SUFCRootsHall) December 12, 2015 Again, it should be noted just how well he took all this.
Oh well, nothing a signed shirt wouldn't fix....... @SUFCexiles @SUFCRootsHall ;)
— BNEShrimper (@BNEShrimper) December 12, 2015 Urry mentioned on his Twitter account that offers for free beers have been pouring in -- too many to even respond to. Not needing to buy a drink again seems like a pretty okay compromise.
h/t Bleacher Report
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