His gruesome-looking eye has been checked however no bones have been damaged. “It was a loopy evening,” he stated, a uncommon instance of that adjective getting used precisely. “We ended up going to a bar in Amsterdam afterwards and had a number of drinks, celebrated the win after which realised it was 4 o’clock within the morning.
“We needed to examine in at 5, so it was a mad rush to get again to the resort, didn’t sleep there and landed at Heathrow at seven o’clock.”
Unable to acquire a ticket with nearly all of West Ham’s travelling followers, Knoll “went semi-corporately,” to Alkmaar, discovering it was his solely approach of watching the match in particular person. The membership haven’t made any official contact with him since social media has made him a cult hero, nor does he have a ticket for subsequent month’s closing towards Fiorentina in Prague.
“In the event you take away all of the craziness of what went on it was nonetheless an evening I’ll bear in mind for the remainder of my life,” stated Knoll. “If I don’t get a ticket for the ultimate, that will probably be my closing. I’ve been supporting West Ham since I used to be 15 and I’ve solely ever seen us win one main trophy, that was the FA Cup closing in 1980.”
