{"id":299016,"date":"2023-11-12T00:24:08","date_gmt":"2023-11-12T00:24:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=299016"},"modified":"2023-11-12T00:24:08","modified_gmt":"2023-11-12T00:24:08","slug":"forest-fan-performs-the-last-post-in-remembrance-day-tribute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/forest-fan-performs-the-last-post-in-remembrance-day-tribute\/","title":{"rendered":"Forest fan performs The Last Post in Remembrance Day tribute"},"content":{"rendered":"
Young\u00a0Nottingham Forest season-ticket holder Caiden Storry successfully performed The Last Post on a trumpet in a Remembrance Day tribute.<\/p>\n
Storry, 16, had attracted attention last week after a mishap during his performance of the tune\u00a0ahead of Forest’s 2-0 win over Aston Villa\u00a0at the City Ground.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After a near flawless recital, the youngster then struggled to hit the correct notes in the final section of the song – leaving a few fans and players confused.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A brief moment of applause followed after Storry’s performance before players from both teams were seen consoling the youngster, who was visibly distraught.<\/p>\n
But on Saturday, Forest released a video on social media of Storry perfectly executing the poignant tune on the pitch at their home ground to mark Armistice Day.<\/p>\n
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Nottingham Forest season-ticket holder Caiden Storry successfully performed The Last Post<\/p>\n
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It came a week after the 16-year-old struggled to complete the poignant tune ahead of Nottingham Forest’s 2-0 victory over Aston Villa at the City Ground\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Players from both Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa consoled the young fan after the incident<\/p>\n
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After last Sunday, he was then invited to the club’s training ground this week to visit the squad.<\/p>\n
Speaking at his pre-match press conference on Friday ahead of tomorrow’s trip to West Ham, Cooper – who gave the youngster a hug on his way off the pitch on Sunday – opened up on Storry’s visit as he said: ‘I spoke to Caiden before yesterday, when he spent the day with us.<\/p>\n
‘It was great to see him. The players and the staff wanted to see him. He’s one of us, he’s one of the family.<\/p>\n
‘When I spoke to him on the phone, not long after Sunday, I told him that all he’s done is what I have to do and what the players have to do, which is put yourself out there to try to perform.<\/p>\n
‘At such a young age, for him to have real positive experiences and negative ones will be great for him. It will set him up for life, because that’s what life is – dealing with all sorts of things which come your way.’<\/p>\n
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Storry was distraught as he left the City Ground pitch after the Remembrance Day tribute<\/p>\n
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Forest boss Steve Cooper revealed that Storry visited their training ground this week<\/p>\n
Cooper continued:\u00a0‘He’s a lovely young man. He loves Nottingham Forest and has been a season-ticket holder since he was five. He’s really well spoken and really clear about where he wants his journey to be in life. It was a pleasure to meet him.<\/p>\n
‘I can’t think of anybody better to have performed the Last Post for us. We’re proud he did it.’<\/p>\n
Storry – who also received a standing ovation from the City Ground last week on his way off – had been due to play the tune to mark Remembrance Day since he was 13 but issues related to COVID-19 kept pushing things back.\u00a0Storry typically sits in Trent End with his father.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The win against Villa parachuted Forest up to 13th, where they lie just one point and one place behind the Hammers.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
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