Went looking for the original thread, but couldn't find it....there is a pic on the echo, but I don't have the it knowledge to show it.
Evening Echo WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2005
Fourteen-year-old Gary Dennehy who suffered a horrific head injury playing for
Casement Celtic in the U-14 National Cup game at Corinthian Park on Saturday
morning. Blade boots split my boy’s head open Mum calls for ban after Gary, 14, needs 18 staples in gaping wound
By MICHEÁL CLIFFORD
BAN the football boots that did this to my son. That’s the plea from
football mum Rachel Dennehy, after her 14-year-old son Gary suffered a horrific head injury, while playing a cup match last weekend with Casement Celtic. The footy-mad teenager was left with 18 staples and four stitches
in his head after an incident in a national cup
match against College Corinthians in Castletreasure on Saturday.
The incident happened 20 minutes into the game and forced the tie to be
abandoned by match referee Martin Ahern. “It was a complete accident
in my opinion,” referee Martin Ahern said. “Both players went for the ball, one put his head down, the other his leg up. “These incidents happen all the time
without any injury.” Ger Kilcummins of College Corinthians also spoke of the incident. “It was awful on the lad and the players. It was an accident, but I
want to thank the referee for his prompt action. “Also, I want to thank
one of the mums at the game. She was there watching the game while
her six-year-old son, who plays with the club, was at a Christmas party.
“She is a nurse and without her help it could have been far worse.”
But initial reports that Gary’s injury were due to a clash of heads were
wrong, insists Rachel. “Gary was very upset when he read that it was
a clash of heads. “It was a boot which caused his injuries and it was one of those boots that have blades rather than studs.“They should be
banned after this,” she said. Rachel, from Woodlawn, Togher, said she
was shocked when she saw her son, who was admitted overnight to the
Cork University Hospital. Blade boots are commonly used by schoolboys
and adults alike all over Ireland every weekend and are the top
selling boot for most manuf acturers.
“We are not aware of any problems with blade boots,” Donal Kelleher,
child liaison officer with the Cork Schoolboy League said today.“They are very popular with kids and we are awaiting a copy of the referee’s report.
“If there is an issue we will discuss it and then seek advice.”
“It was something like from the TV programme Trauma . It was very upsetting,” Gary’s mum added .“Two plastic surgeons had to deal with the
injury and they literally had to hold the two flaps of skin on his head and
staple it back together. “The reality is that he will always have the
scars from this,” she said.
28/12/2005, 3:23 PM
feo123
I'm sure that it's not the type of stud that hurts players...it's how bad the tackle is. if the poor young fella had been hit with a boot with normal studs, the same injury would have happened
29/12/2005, 10:13 AM
onenilgameover
Nah a think blades are farely nasty...Just to even look at them would tell ye that they really shouldnt be used. They get a better fix to the ground alright but they can do damage in ways other than cuts etc. They can tear mucles as they leg/ankle has little movement when the boot is on the floor. Not a fan myself....It seems like a fad that can do more damage than good to me.
