When Everton fans Eoin Mulligan and Francis Conmy missed out on a much anticipated trip to watch their beloved side in the Europa League, they may have wondered when they would get another chance to visit Goodison Park.
However the trip is back on, thanks to the generosity of one of their Toffees idols, right back Seamus Coleman.
Mulligan and Conmy, both from Athlone in Ireland, became friends when the latter - who has Asperger's Syndrome - became a regular at fast food restaurant Supermac's, where the former works.
Mulligan's boss arranged a surprise trip for the pair to travel to watch Everton play Hadjuk Split on Thursday night, however the plans fell through when Conmy became ill after they arrived in Liverpool, meaning they missed the 2-0 win.