England fans take over Boston for a beer party during Ghana clash
England fans are in full voice, nearly drinking Boston dry ahead of their crucial World Cup match against Ghana.
England fans are in full voice, nearly drinking Boston dry ahead of their crucial World Cup match against Ghana.
Three Lions followers would be of clear mind this morning after police booted them out of bars across the city at 10pm.
No arrests were reported but there were tongue-in-cheek clashes of banter with Scotland fans also staying in the area for their match against Brazil.
Videos on social media showed groups of Boston police officers outside the likes of The Dubliner, which was one of many pubs that became a hub for the Tartan Army, with England fans streaming out onto the streets.
Paul Brown shared a video on social media where he claimed that at 10pm on Monday, Boston police ‘locked down the majority of the pubs’ where the English fans were drinking.
After reports that pubs were ordering more fridges to prepare for the British they were in good spirits ahead of kick off.
He told The Sun : ‘I didn’t fancy getting soaked at my first England World Cup game so I decided to treat someone without tickets.
‘I offered them first-come-first served to any England fans in Boston and they went almost immediately to two lads who couldn’t believe their luck.
‘It was great to treat them and I hope they’re enjoying Boston as much as I am. The atmosphere has been terrific.
‘I got chatting to them and found out they’re from Selby in Yorkshire about eight miles from where I was born so that’s a bonus.’
A dad and his two children who have already splashed £30,000 on following England say ‘something special’ is brewing with this squad.
Glenn Hawkins, 61, from Cholsey, travelled with son Howard, 31, and daughter Eve, 28 — all dressed as lions — as they soaked up the build-up in Boston before England’s clash with Ghana.
