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| Big Wes namesake attends first Nottingham Forest match | Big Wes namesake attends first Nottingham Forest match |
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| An American man who became a Nottingham Forest fan after he was mistaken for a player online said it was "a dream come true" to attend his first game. | An American man who became a Nottingham Forest fan after he was mistaken for a player online said it was "a dream come true" to attend his first game. |
| Wesley Hall, from Atlanta, and former Forest defender Wes Morgan, 31, are both known as Big Wes. | |
| Mr Hall's Twitter handle is @bigwes, and Forest fans mistakenly tweeted him four years ago to congratulate him on Morgan's 400th appearance for the club. | Mr Hall's Twitter handle is @bigwes, and Forest fans mistakenly tweeted him four years ago to congratulate him on Morgan's 400th appearance for the club. |
| He knew nothing about football at the time, but is now a diehard Reds fan. | He knew nothing about football at the time, but is now a diehard Reds fan. |
| He watches and listens to games from across 'the pond', but this was his first time seeing Forest in the flesh. | |
| "I said I wanted to be an honorary Forest fan," he told BBC Radio Nottingham. | "I said I wanted to be an honorary Forest fan," he told BBC Radio Nottingham. |
| "When I said that, that's when the whole thing went absolutely wild and it's been like a rocket ship ever since." | |
| Mr Hall, who describes himself as a "digital analytics striker" on Twitter, was treated like a celebrity at the City Ground, with Forest fans eager to have photographs taken with him. | Mr Hall, who describes himself as a "digital analytics striker" on Twitter, was treated like a celebrity at the City Ground, with Forest fans eager to have photographs taken with him. |
| "I shed a couple of tears walking in," he said. | "I shed a couple of tears walking in," he said. |
| "It was overwhelming because ever since this whole thing started it's been really my desire to get here, to be amongst the people that I've grown to love, and now being here is actually a dream come true." | "It was overwhelming because ever since this whole thing started it's been really my desire to get here, to be amongst the people that I've grown to love, and now being here is actually a dream come true." |
| Unfortunately he did not get a chance to meet the other Big Wes, as Wes Morgan now plays for Leicester City. | Unfortunately he did not get a chance to meet the other Big Wes, as Wes Morgan now plays for Leicester City. |
| However, Mr Hall was given the opportunity to take penalties at half-time during Forest's 1-0 defeat by Hull City on Saturday. | |
| He also had time to visit the statue of Forest's legendary manager Brian Clough during his trip to Nottingham. | He also had time to visit the statue of Forest's legendary manager Brian Clough during his trip to Nottingham. |
| "It's been amazing seeing everybody that I've been corresponding to online," he said. | "It's been amazing seeing everybody that I've been corresponding to online," he said. |
| "It's been absolute madness, non-stop. I've had a blast since I've been here." | "It's been absolute madness, non-stop. I've had a blast since I've been here." |