Pompey tribute to tragic Shrewsbury Town fan Nick Mann
Portsmouth Football Club has become the latest to pay tribute to Shrewsbury Town fan Nick Mann after his death in a tragic accident on the Tube in London.
The League Two club said it was saddened to hear of the death of the 35-year-old and hoped his brother Robert, who was seriously injured by the same train, makes a full recovery. It comes after the two brothers watched the Shrews beat Portsmouth 2-0 at Fratton Park on Saturday afternoon.
Nick was killed by a London Underground train after jumping on to the tracks to try and pull his 32-year-old brother to safety.
The accident at Old Street London Underground station happened shortly after 12.20am on Sunday.
The statement on behalf of Portsmouth FC said: "Everyone at Pompey was deeply saddened to hear of the death of Shrewsbury supporter Nick Mann in the early hours of Sunday morning. "He had tweeted earlier in the day to say that the match at Fratton Park had been one of his favourite away-days of the season.
"Nick's brother Robert was hurt in the same incident and we join our friends from Shrewsbury in hoping that he can make a full recovery.
Portsmouth Football Club would like to send their deepest condolences to Nick's family and friends."
Robert is reported to have been trying to retrieve something from the tracks, possibly his wallet or mobile phone, after dropping it as the brothers returned from a night out in the capital.
The pair were treated at the scene and then taken to Royal London Hospital in a critical condition.
Nick died in hospital while his brother, who survived the collision, is now in hospital fighting for his life.
The incident happened just after hours after the pair watched their beloved side beat Portsmouth.
A statement released by Shrewsbury Town Football Club paid tribute to Nick and said that fans will be able to remember his life at today's(FRI) home tie with Dagenham & Redbridge with a minute's applause in the 35th minute.
Robert is a student who now lives in Manchester and Nick lived in London where he was a writer. The pair are believed to have gone to the Grange School in Shrewsbury.
Police say they are not currently treating the incident as suspicious and are working to put together a fuller picture of what happened.
