Dingles Still Got Monk On

The excellent win over the dingles has been overshadowed by the injury to their striker Iain Hume who suffered a fractured skull in a challenge with Chris Morgan. Nobody likes to see any professional footballer suffer a serious injury that may put his career in jeopardy. Best wishes to the player and hopefully he will make a swift recovery.

Morgan has come in for a bit of stick over the challenge and although he may have been guilty in the past for losing his rag at times on this occasion he is not guilty. Having viewed the footage I do not believe there was any malice involved and that it was purely an accidental collision. Football is a physical game and unfortunately injuries will occur from time to time.

Regardless of whether you love him or hate him Morgan is an honest professional. It is not that long ago he took a deliberate punch in the face while defending a corner against Wigan in the premiership in full view of the television cameras an incident that he immediately shrugged off when questioned.

Sticking up for their man is perfectly understandable but the noises coming from the dingle camp are over the top with threats to sue the club or player. This over reaction may have more to do with lingering bad feeling over the Brian Howard transfer than anything else. Had the injury occurred whilst playing against another club I doubt we would have seen the same level of controversy.

It was good to see Beattie get another double after pledging his future to the club. His goals will have a major part to play in any promotion challenge and when he plays well everything else usually clicks.

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