A week ago, Taras Postolan was no different to every other Nottingham Forest season ticket holder.
A 40-year-old civil servant, he would follow the Reds and have the same gripes as the rest of us as they chase an ever elusive return to the Premier League.
Then Ukraine invaded Russia. A third generation Ukrainian, he admits he would have returned to his motherland to take up arms against Vladimir Putin's armies but for having an 11-year-old son to raise.