BIG Premiership club West Ham, ya know. Not allowed to tackle players from the PREMIERSHIP.</p><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="629" border="0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><div class="mxb"><div class="sh">Curbishley fury at Dyer leg break </div></div></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 416px" valign="top"><font size="2"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="203" align="right" border="0"><tbody><tr><td><div> <div class="cap">Dyer receives treatment before being stretchered off</div></div></td></tr></tbody></table>West Ham boss Alan Curbishley has accused Bristol Rovers' Joe Jacobson of "lashing out" at Kieron Dyer in a tackle that broke the midfielder's leg. Dyer, 28, suffered a double fracture to his lower leg during West Ham's 2-1 Carling Cup victory on Tuesday. </p> Curbishley said: "We're devastated for Kieron. I can't put it into words. The game was just immaterial after that. </p> "The player has got to be disappointed with his tackle. As far as I could see, he lashed out after losing the ball." </p> A club statement said: "Kieron was stretchered off the pitch and rushed to hospital where it was confirmed he had fractured both the tibia and fibula of his right leg. </p> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="208" align="right" border="0"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 5px"></td><td class="sibStdQuote"><div><div class="mva">Joe is not that type of player and we're not that type of football club </div></div><div class="mva"><div class="mva">Paul Trollope</div></div></td></tr></tbody></table>"It is too early to say how long he will be out for as this will become clearer once the first stage of surgery is completed." </p> Rovers boss Paul Trollope disagreed with Curbishley, saying he thought Jacobson's tackle was a foul but disputed that there was any intent to hurt Dyer. </p> "Joe swung his leg back to try and get the ball and that was it," he said. </p> "The story coming out from the other camp saying it was a malicious tackle and he's gone to do him are really wide of the mark. </p> "He is not that type of player and we're not that type of football club. </p> "Our thoughts are with Kieron Dyer - you don't wish that on anyone." </p> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="208" align="right" border="0"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 5px"></td><td class="sib606"><div class="sihf">606: DEBATE </div><div><div class="mva"><font color="#000099">Never ever will Dyer realise his potential...from one treatment room to another</font> </div></div><div class="mva"><div class="mva">atthetoon</div></div></td></tr></tbody></table>But Curbishley added: "The players could see what happened and that's why they were so angry. </p> "Everyone in the dressing-room is really flat but we've got to get over this. </p> "The game was irrelevant after Kieron's injury. I'm really down because he was looking sharp out there, playing in his favourite position in the middle of the park." </p> West Ham won the game 2-1 to go through to the third round, thanks to striker Craig Bellamy's first goals for the club.</p></font></td></tr></tbody></table>
sour grapes. (definately) it showed the tackle on sky sports news last night, although it wasn't the best tackle in the world, it didn't look like it was deliberately intended to break legs, and certainly not to the level of abuse that he gave in the interview after the game.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ataDJ24_W3c Anyway, one positive out of it That tosspot of an englnad manager can't play him upfront again
RE: sour grapes. (definately) wahay, we could do with alan smith getting his leg broke tonight anall, do it for england barnsley players, you know you want to...
What are his legs made of? Certainly didnt look like that bad a challenge. Feel sorry for dyer but curbishley is wrong to accuse the player of acting maliciously.
