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A group of English football fans were so thirsty while stuck on a delayed train that they ordered a beer delivery from Uber Eats mid-journey—and gambled on being able to collect it with exquisite timing upon arrival at the next station.
Daniel Adams and Jordan Sullivan were on their way to watch West Ham play a match against Brighton on March 5th—but delays saw their one-hour journey turn into three-and-a-half hours.
The spunky duo along with five friends had packed two beers each for their 10am train from London, which didn’t arrive in Brighton until 1.30pm.
As they were approaching Three Bridges station in Crawley, West Sussex, Jordan was inspired to put in an order with Uber Eats hoping that they’d be able to time their arrival at the next station with the delivery driver.
32-year-old Daniel was so convinced that they wouldn’t be able to pull off the plan that he promised to tip the delivery driver an extra 20 if he managed to get the four beers and two ciders to them in time.
Friends captured the ensuing hilarity on video as the pair communicating with determined delivery driver Gino, who was waiting for them clutching their order at platform five.
The nerve-wracking clip shows Jordan, who only had a one-minute window, hopping off the train frenetically searching for Gino.
Daniel, from East London, said, “Our first instinct was that it was never going to work. How would the driver get through the barriers?
“When we were coming up to the station, we had about 20 minutes and Jordan said we should order.
“I said if he wanted to try and waste his money then he could, by all means, but I wasn’t trying it. When he ordered, I said that was £20 down the drain!”
But Jordan was in constant contact by phone with Gino the deliveryman who was waiting at the platform for the revelers.
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“If it went wrong, he would have had eight beers at the station,” said Daniel.
When the train arrived, the video below shows Jordan bolting outside to find the driver, eventually grabbing the drinks, while Daniel stood with his foot in the door so he didn’t get left behind.
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Luckily the group got to the game on time, despite the 2.5 hour delay, all the while chanting the name of the delivery driver, Gino.
The train journey ended up being the best part of the day, because their team lost 4-0.
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