Papa John's moped zips along touchline at Leyton Orient to deliver half-time pizza to fans

Tom Dutton26 January 2020

What do you do when you don't fancy the food options at the football? You order in a Papa John's pizza direct to your seat.

That's what appeared to happen at Leyton Orient on Saturday as a delivery moped zipped along the touchline during the half-time interval following a goalless first period against Newport.

Posting a clip of the delivery driver arriving, Twitter user WHEDDSTA said: "Just when you thought you’d seen it all, Papa John’s have delivered a pizza to someone in the stands...

"Games gone."

However, the delivery stunt was actually part of Papa John's sponsorship deal with Leyton Orient.

As part of the club's partnership with mental health charity EnergyMind, up to eight fans are invited to watch the match pitch side with the added bonus of a half-time delivery.

When the initiative was launched at the start of the season, Papa Johns marketing director Giles Codd said: "We are delighted to be supporting this exciting development in fan entertainment at the O’s as the official Pizza Supplier of Leyton Orient FC.

The delivery was actually part of Leyton Orient's partnership with mental health charity EnergyMind
@Wheddsta/Twitter

"Whilst the match result is never guaranteed, fans in the EnergyMind Third Dugout can be guaranteed of one thing... freshly-made, piping-hot pizza delivered pitch side, right to your seat."

However, fans at Brisbane Road were left satisfied on two counts - with full stomachs and three points - as Orient secured a late 2-1 victory over League Two rivals Newport to pull further clear of the drop zone.

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