Town fan Totty tells of attack ordeal which left him in a coma for three weeks

“The first day I woke up I was told that Town had been promoted but it didn’t mean anything to me. It took a couple of weeks for me to take it all in.

“I’ve been told that I smiled when I was told that Town had been promoted.

“I know that all the nurses and staff had the radio on when Town were at Wembley and were cheering for us with banners etc.

“It was only when I came out of hospital that I got excited about it.

“I would have loved to have gone to Town’s first match of the Premier League at Crystal Palace this weekend but I’m not up to it.

“I’m 50-50 for the Town/Newcastle United match. The problem is that if I’m in a crowd it all becomes jumbled. One of the doctors told me if you go out for a pint you will last 10 minutes. I suffer from diabetes, anxiety, get tired very easily and I get dizzy quite a lot. There have been times when I thought I ought to be back in hospital.

“I have collapsed at home and I’m prone to epileptic fits.” However, he says he will be following Town on TV and is delighted by Town’s promotion which he says “means everything to me. I never thought I would live to see it. And if it’s only for one season I will die with a smile on my face.

“I can’t believe how many messages of support I received from friends many of whom turned up to the hospital but were unable to see me because of the seriousness of my condition.

“Without the support of my partner, Fung Lee, who has cared for me since the incident I wouldn’t be here now. She came to see me every day.

“She has had to wash, dress me and make my food. If it wasn’t for Lee I would still be in hospital.

A 49-year-old man from Huddersfield was arrested in connection with the incident and was released pending further enquiries after being questioned by detectives. The first day I woke up I was told that Town had been promoted but it didn’t mean anything to me.