Official club statement

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orbitalforest

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Nottingham Forest Football Club wishes to express its deepest concern and heartfelt sympathy to all those affected by the shocking attack on an LNER train bound for London yesterday evening.
Many of our London-based supporters were travelling home on that train following our match at the City Ground, and our thoughts are very much with everyone caught up in such a distressing incident.
The Club is aware that many individuals demonstrated extraordinary bravery which undoubtedly helped prevent even greater harm. The entire Nottingham Forest family stands firmly behind them as they recover from the events of yesterday.
Evangelos Marinakis, Nottingham Forest’s owner, said:
“Everyone at Nottingham Forest is shocked and deeply saddened by what happened. The courage and selflessness shown by our supporters on that train represents the very best of humanity and the very best of our club’s community.
“We will make sure any supporter caught up in this incident receives whatever financial support they require to enable them to access the best possible medical care as they recover. Our thoughts and prayers are with all those affected.”
 
It's to do with this legend

I've been speaking to Alistair Day, who was travelling back to Hertford on Saturday after watching Nottingham Forest play Manchester United at the former's ground, when he missed his connection and boarded the Doncaster to London King's Cross service.

The 58-year-old tells the BBC he was beside the buffet car when he saw people running towards him.

"I thought it was like a prank - Halloween or students." he says. "Then they're getting louder and louder."

Alistair continues, saying that when he saw people had blood on them, he realised "this is not good".

He and others then tried to make their way into the buffet car - but people "were trying to close up the shutters". Alistair says he stepped in and told them "no, you've got to let us in".

He then describes seeing "a man at the window with his knife" trying to get in, but by then the buffet car was already locked. He also remembers a man in a Nottingham Forest tracksuit saying: "I'm gonna go confront him."

"He wasn't the biggest guy and we tried to stop him," Alistair says, adding that he later saw the same man "on the platform afterwards, flat-out, covered in blood".

Another man, Alistair says, told him he'd been stabbed in the chest. The man remained very calm, Alistair recalls, before he and other passengers in the buffet car put pressure on the man's wound.

"I just want to know he's OK."
 
Pope John XXIII said:
It's to do with this legend

I've been speaking to Alistair Day, who was travelling back to Hertford on Saturday after watching Nottingham Forest play Manchester United at the former's ground, when he missed his connection and boarded the Doncaster to London King's Cross service.

The 58-year-old tells the BBC he was beside the buffet car when he saw people running towards him.

"I thought it was like a prank - Halloween or students." he says. "Then they're getting louder and louder."

Alistair continues, saying that when he saw people had blood on them, he realised "this is not good".

He and others then tried to make their way into the buffet car - but people "were trying to close up the shutters". Alistair says he stepped in and told them "no, you've got to let us in".

He then describes seeing "a man at the window with his knife" trying to get in, but by then the buffet car was already locked. He also remembers a man in a Nottingham Forest tracksuit saying: "I'm gonna go confront him."

"He wasn't the biggest guy and we tried to stop him," Alistair says, adding that he later saw the same man "on the platform afterwards, flat-out, covered in blood".

Another man, Alistair says, told him he'd been stabbed in the chest. The man remained very calm, Alistair recalls, before he and other passengers in the buffet car put pressure on the man's wound.

"I just want to know he's OK."
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Wow what a hero!
 
I know it might not be for everyone and you might think i'm overreacting but i was looking at getting some personal protection whilst out and about , was going to get a telescopic baton but they're illegal so decided on getting a tactical torch which is perfectly legal in the UK as long as it's "primary purpose is for illumination" . Of course i'm not suggesting using it to temporarily disorientate a would be assailant by shining it in their eyes before jabbing them in the face or neck with it , purely for illumination purposes only .
Bought one off Amazon for £35 .
 
orbitalforest said:
I know it might not be for everyone and you might think i'm overreacting but i was looking at getting some personal protection whilst out and about , was going to get a telescopic baton but they're illegal so decided on getting a tactical torch which is perfectly legal in the UK as long as it's "primary purpose is for illumination" . Of course i'm not suggesting using it to temporarily disorientate a would be assailant by shining it in their eyes before jabbing them in the face or neck with it , purely for illumination purposes only .
Bought one off Amazon for £35 .
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Good idea Orbs. I thought you might have gone for a bag of boiled sweets sure you could take any would be assailant down from 50 paces with one of those
 
the jock said:
Big respect to Stephen Crean.

i hope that he is doing ok and that he should never have to buy a pint again.
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I saw the picture of him with his bandage. He is wearing the same old away shirt, from the 2020-21 season that I have. A very good shirt I always thought, and now, one that this bloke has been incredibly brave in. THere are very few people who would go and confront a man armed with a knife so that others could escape. Perhaps the club can re- issue that shirt, like they have with the Labatts ones, and call it a Crean.
 
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