Harriers player recovers at home following Aggborough drama (From Kidderminster Shuttle)
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Harriers player recovers at home following Aggborough drama
9:56am Monday 30th April 2012 in News
By William Tomaney
A KIDDERMINSTER Harriers player is recovering at home after being discharged from hospital.
Striker Anthony Malbon was knocked unconscious and stretchered off during the club’s 3-0 defeat to Mansfield Town on Saturday after a collision with opposing player Louis Briscoe.
He was later taken to Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, in the air ambulance which landed on the Aggborough pitch.
The referee ended the game early and fans were cleared from the stadium as the helicopter approached. Club doctor Phil Earl said Mr Malbon had suffered a “significant blow to his head and neck”.
The striker had undergone tests and a scan which came back with the all-clear and was discharged from the hospital on Saturday night.
A statement on the Harriers website said: “The player will now of course spend time convalescing at home.
“Everyone at Harriers sends their thoughts and best wishes to Anthony as he recovers.”
jflawson says...
5:37pm Mon 30 Apr 12
I was particularly disappointed having specifically being asked not to go on pitch so the Air Ambilance could land and take Kidderminster,s badly injured player to hospital, that the Mansfield fans came onto the pitch and delayed getting the player away, fortunately it is great to see he is recovering but the journey could have been critical.
I wonder sometimes at the mentality of football fans i normally watch Rugby at Worcester and the fans mix without any bother and youngsters as young 4/5 are regular attenders in complete
safety what was viewed saturday was not a good site.
jim lawson