A London bus driver lost his job shortly after Chelsea’s 2-1 Premier League win vs Liverpool over the weekend. Isaac (who hasn’t provided his surname) was spotted wearing a Reds’ shirt during his shift after the match in a viral video.
Footage posted online showed Chelsea supporters disrupting the path of the bus and swarming the front of the vehicle with Liverpool fan Isaac, 21, behind the wheel. The driver looked dejected as the crowd chanted, slammed their hands on the bus and some even tried to open the window. Watch the video below:
Since the incident took place on Saturday night, Isaac has been sacked by the contractor who hired him for the job. A ‘serious breach’ of company policy was the reason behind his dismissal on Monday, as he failed to comply with the uniform rules by wearing the football shirt.
Speaking to Talk TV (via talkSPORT) about the initial incident involving the Chelsea fans, Isaac recalled the worry he felt at the time. He explained:
“I saw the funny side of it when I was watching the videos, but when I was sitting in that cabin at that time, it wasn’t so funny. I was holding the window shut because the window on the driver’s side is meant to lock from the inside but it didn’t, so I was literally holding it shut.
“You can see on the video there I’m talking to someone who’s opened it from the outside briefly and then I’m holding it shut afterwards.”
Continuing to explain why he happened to be wearing the Liverpool top in the first place, Isaac admitted it wasn’t a specifically planned stunt on his part. Instead, he just ended up being in the wrong place at the wrong time, as he continued: “I hadn’t actually known the route I was going on. Literally, I just did it on the day. I put the t-shirt on first thing in the morning, it was literally the first clean t-shirt I had.”
After being informed his services would no longer be required, Isaac placed blame on Sadiq Khan and TfL (Transport for London). The Liverpool supporter stated:
“I don’t see any care in TfL anymore. I don’t think it’s being operated correctly. Maybe in the near future, under a different mayor, probably, then we could see better light in TfL. But at the moment, there’s no common sense in the operation whatsoever.”
Watch Isaac’s full interview with TalkTV below.
