"It sends an extremely poor message to the public and gives us absolutely no confidence in the justice and prison system." After delivering the knock-out blow, Balmforth returned to the pub steps where he sang football songs and celebrated with fellow supporters. Police at the scene provided emergency medical assistance to Mr Johnson, before he was taken to Blackpool Victoria Hospital. Join our LancsLive WhatsApp group LancsLive now has its very own WhatsApp community to deliver the latest news straight to your phone. Join our new Whatsapp community!