<h1 class="sectionheading" style="width: 535px">FOOTBALL</h1><div class="left" style="clear: both; width: 534px"><h1 class="articleHeading">MORGAN’S MIND ON THE TASK </h1></div><div style="float: left; width: 300px"><div class="articleFirstImage"> </p><p class="articleFirstImageCaption">FOCUS: Chris Morgan in action during the Coca-Cola Championship match </p><font color="#2a166d"> </font></div></div><div class="left" style="margin: 10px 0px 0px; width: 230px; height: 20px"><p class="date">Wednesday May 13,2009 </p></div><div class="left" style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; width: 230px; border-bottom: #000 1px solid; height: auto"><h4 class="left padding7north" style="font-size: 12px">By <span class="bold">Matthew Dunn</span> </h4></div><div class="left" style="width: 230px; height: 30px"> <font color="#2a166d">Have your say(0)</font> </p></div><div style="margin: 0px 0px 15px"><p class="introcopy">CHRIS MORGAN is enjoying a couple of days’ rest, looking forward to leading his side out at Wembley on May 25. </p></div><div class="padding7north" style="font-size: 12px; margin: 4px 5px 4px 0px; line-height: 17px; text-align: justify"><p class="storycopy"></p><p class="storycopy">Meanwhile, Iain Hume will be in light training, trying to recuperate from the sickening blow from Morgan’s elbow that left him with a fractured skull and still not sure if he will ever play competitive football again.</p><p class="storycopy">Sheffield United skipper Hume clashed with the Barnsley player in November and was shown a yellow card for the incident – the only action the FA have indicated they will take.</p><p class="storycopy">However, Hume is still considering legal action over the life-threatening incident which left him needing surgery and two worrying spells in hospital.</p><p class="storycopy">It means that even before the dust had settled on a pulsating play-off semi-final win over Preston at Bramall Lane on Monday, Morgan was being reminded of the Hume affair once again.</p><p class="storycopy">Morgan said: “It has not been a nice time but you have to keep focused on what you are trying to do. It has been a test of character. You have to keep yourself together and in check. A lot of things have been said, but you have to be professional.</p><p class="storycopy">“I am probably lucky. I try to live my life, not so much to stay away from things, but to keep myself to myself. I have always tried to live my life like that. But you are always going to get people who have an opinion on things.</p><p class="storycopy">“Whether he presses ahead with legal action is out of my control. If that is in somebody else’s hands, I will try to keep myself professional and the club has tried to handle it in the right way. All I can do is keep playing football. But we have gone from talking about play-off semi-finals and play-off finals to talking about something on a completely different line.”</p><p class="storycopy">Morgan, 31, was banned for an off-the-ball incident involving Arsenal’s Robin van Persie when he was last in the top flight, but hopes to be able to leave a more lasting mark on the Premier League.</p> <div class="newsSearch"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="534" border="0"><tbody><tr><td></td><td><div class="separatorTextBold" style="margin: 12px 0px 0px">SEARCH FOOTBALL for: </div></td><td style="width: 125px"> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="padding7north"><p class="storycopy"></p><p class="storycopy">“The aim is to do similar to teams like Wigan and Bolton,” Morgan said. “We feel as though this club is geared for the Premier League. We don’t want to be one of those yo-yo teams. We want to get in there and stay there. That is our belief.”</p> </p></div></div>
Morgan, 31, was banned for an off-the-ball incident involving Arsenal’s Robin van Persie when he was last in the top flight, but hopes to be able to leave a more lasting mark on the Premier League. In the same way he left a lasting mark on Hume's skull. Morgan is a dirty thug, i hope he and the rest of the blunts get what they deserve.
He should be banned retrospectively for ......... ....... stamping on the Preston centre half because the ref didn't deal with it at the time, but you are right, he is a thug and will always be the same
RSheffield United skipper Hume clashed with the Barnsley player in November.... Eh????? Sloppy journalism again
But its been fantastic for Humey hasn't it. Pisses me off when Morgan and Blackwell claim they are the real victims in all of this, why? because he might get done for assault? should have thought of that before he twatted Iain in the face.
Sheffield United are a disgrace. To vote him their double player of the year is appalling. Needless to say I hope they lose the final in the cruellest way possible.
And its not like it was a one off either for Sheff Utd Link below is about the Wolves game when they had 3 players injured.. http://wolves.theoffside.com/team-n...des-are-blunted-wolves-lick-their-wounds.html