Mike Manning had been to the Millwall v Peterborough football match and was also kept onthe 23:30 train for several hours before gettingonthe coach which crashed.
Mr Guidera, an aspiring teacher who was studying history and politics at the University of Greenwich, had spent the day watching football on television with friends before gettingthe 21:17 GMT train from Bickley to Penge East, arriving just before 21:30 GMT.
That means he should have started by having the operation, getting through rehab and starting to train hard - that way he would be on fire at the beginning of the season when everyone else is tired from touring.
Sir George says that a tourist gettingon a train at King's Cross will see large posters advertising the beauties of Scotland, but nothing onthe attractions of the north-east.