Nottingham Forest fan in rural Thailand shows off massive memorabilia collection

A Nottingham Forest fan in rural Thailand showed off his massive collection of memorabilia amassed over more than 25 years.

Footage shows Khun Guy wearing a scarf with the team's logo around his wrist. He wrapped a banner around his back and led into a room where more collectables were kept.

The self-professed leader of the Nottingham Ultras in Asia has a shelf case for thousands of cards, a cabinet where photos were framed, and more banners.

One of his prized collections was a jersey featuring player signatures, which he said he bought from a store the UK. Despite supporting the team for almost three decades, he has never been to the United Kingdom.

He said: ‘This zone is mainly dedicated to signed shirts. This particular one stands out as my highlight, a shirt featuring the authentic signatures of the entire Nottingham Forest team, accompanied by an authentic player number.   ‘It is currently under inspection to determine if it is indeed a match-worn shirt or not. If it turns out to be authentic, that would be fantastic! I acquired this shirt directly from England approximately one year ago.'

The superfan said that he has more than 200 scarves and even more flags.

He added: ‘This zone will be dedicated to displaying the scarves that I have collected, which currently amount to over 200 scarves that have not been showcased thus far. Additionally, I have a collection of flags, totalling over 100 more, that have yet to be exhibited.   ‘The focal point I aim to highlight for this year's Nottingham Forest is the introduction of player cards. Nottingham Forest has released player cards for the first time this season, making them highly sought after by collectors worldwide.'   ‘These cards will feature RC logos or Rookie Cards, symbolising the players' inaugural season in which their cards were released. They will be prominently highlighted for collectors due to their significance in their debut season.'

His most precious card featured Brennan Johnson's Emergent card, which only has 25 copies released.

He said his friends now call him ‘Nottingham' because of his collection.

He said: ‘I adopted Nottingham as my nickname to pay homage to my inspiration, similar to how we unconditionally love someone without needing a specific reason. It simply felt right.'

The fan added that some have criticised him for supporting the team so much when he is not even British.

He said: ‘It raised eyebrows across the country since the opportunity to become a fan of Nottingham Forest, a smaller team like this, while not being British, was extremely rare.

‘For a period of time, I felt the need to find another team to discuss with friends, not necessarily to support, but simply to have conversations. For a while, I engaged with Liverpool fans as I sought someone to talk to about football, especially since my team wasn't competing with the bigger teams at the time.   ‘People may have been confused, and indeed they were. But for me, it was cool. It was unique, but it was not my sole reason because football is more than a game.  For those who are deeply into football, it becomes a religion, a belief, a faith, an inspiration, and a dream for countless people and blends them together.   The superfan added that he would continue to support Nottingham Forest even during difficult seasons.