One of them, Chris “Knollsy” Knoll, became a hero overnight for his bravery in confronting the Dutch thugs and received personal thank you messages from several players. I saw them all congregate on the side of the pitch and then they broke down the barriers and headed to the first group of West Ham fans. “I know what they were intent on doing and was not going to let it happen. It was fairly obvious what was going to happen because they were intent on coming to us. I know they were swinging punches and I just did my best to stand there and take it.”

Source: Express July 25, 2023 17:15 UTC