Southend United fan travels more than 10,000 miles to watch Bradford game, only to see it postponed
Andrew Urry arrived at Bradford's Valley Parade only to be told the match had been called off due to a waterlogged pitch
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Your support makes all the difference.A football fan living in Queensland, Australia, travelled more than 10,000 miles to watch his beloved Southend United in League One action against Bradford, only to be informed that the game had been called off when he arrived at the gate.
Brisbane resident Andrew Urry is currently in the United Kingdom as part of a six-week stay and seized the chance to watch Southend’s away fixture at Valley Parade, having lived in the Essex town before moving Down Under.
Mr Urry was hoping to rekindle “the old days” by hitting the road to follow the Shrimpers, but he was met with nothing but bad news after a waterlogged pitch saw the weekend clash postponed.
After learning of the cancellation upon arriving in Bradford, Mr Urry said in an interview with BBC Radio Essex: "We were told as the coach pulled up outside the stadium," Mr Urry said.
"I got off the coach to have a couple of pictures taken outside the away turnstile, and then we were straight back on the road again.
"I wanted a trip on a coach as a nostalgia trip, as I used to in the old days," he added.
Mr Urry did admit that he had a “pretty good idea it was going to be called off” after keeping up with the latest updates on Twitter, and the good news is that Southend are due to play another three home fixtures at Roots Hall as well as the Boxing Day local derby against Colchester United at the Colchester Community Stadium.
The club also saw his Twitter message to them, and tried to improve Mr Urry’s mood by offering him a signed Southend United ball to try and ease the pain.
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