John Thompson

**Stuttgart88** · 30/04/2013, 9:24 PM

I remember thinking about 8 years ago that this guy was worth watching. Forest just missed out on promotion and Thompson played defensive midfield despite being a natural defender. He was doing quite well.

Anyway, Forest went backwards as did Thompson and he has now retired after a traumatic facial injury.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/ob...l-8590596.html.

I think Kerr capped him once?

Apologies if there's already a thread on this guy, I couldn't find one.

**SkStu** · 30/04/2013, 9:45 PM

Originally Posted by Stuttgart88

I remember thinking about 8 years ago that this guy was worth watching. Forest just missed out on promotion and Thompson played defensive midfield despite being a natural defender. He was doing quite well.

Anyway, Forest went backwards as did Thompson and he has now retired after a traumatic facial injury.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/ob...l-8590596.html.

I think Kerr capped him once?

Apologies if there's already a thread on this guy, I couldn't find one.

Was this just a cheap ploy to peddle another Tony Grealish obit?

**zero** · 30/04/2013, 9:47 PM

he seems to be doing well in his other career as master of the german goo girls.

he had 3 caps it seems

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22350078

**SkStu** · 30/04/2013, 9:54 PM

Very sad story actually. Poor guy. A guy I play with here from Bolton had a very similar injury by all accounts. How the fck does that sort of sh!t still happen on the pitch?

**geysir** · 30/04/2013, 10:56 PM

Originally Posted by SkStu

Very sad story actually. Poor guy. A guy I play with here from Bolton had a very similar injury by all accounts. How the fck does that sort of sh!t still happen on the pitch?

I won't post the picture of the result of the savage attack on Thompson, it's just too horrific, but it can be viewed on this link with fair warning.

http://cp14-coveringtheangles.blogsp....html?spref=tw

**Crosby87** · 30/04/2013, 11:16 PM

I read that and still don't understand what happened.

What is barged into the pitch side hoardings mean? It sounds....nautical.

**tetsujin1979** · 30/04/2013, 11:23 PM

went to school with a mate of mine, always sad to see a player having to retire through injury

**gastric** · 01/05/2013, 3:33 AM

Originally Posted by Crosby87

I read that and still don't understand what happened.

What is barged into the pitch side hoardings mean? It sounds....nautical.

It means he was pushed/forced into the advertising hoarding that lines the pitch. It's often impossible to tell what sort of fencing is behind the hoardings and what condition it is in.