<h1>Davey blasts: 'Hume could have died'</h1> <div class="viewarticlepanel"><div class="multiimageon" id="MainMultiImage"><div id="MainImageDiv"></div><div id="ImageCaption">Skull horror: Iain Hume leaves the field in obvious pain</div><div class="offinline" id="ThumbDiv"><div class="thumb"></div><div class="thumb"></div><div class="thumb"></div><div class="thumb"></div><div class="thumb2"></div></div> <div class="offinline" id="Navigation"><div class="off" id="PreviousBlock1">« Previous </div><div class="off" id="PreviousBlock1Inactive">« Previous</div><div class="off" id="NextBlock1">Next » </div><div class="off" id="NextBlock1Inactive">Next »</div></div><div class="off noprint" id="divGalleryLink">View Gallery</div></div><div><div class="MPUTitleWrapperClass" id="ds-mpuTitleWrapper"><div class="advertisement" id="ds-mpuTitle">ADVERTISEMENT</div><div id="ds-mpu"><div class="dartiframe" id="WctlDartHtml4" style="width: 300px; height: 250px"></div></div></div></div></div><div>Published Date: 11 November 2008 </div><div class="byline" id="ds-byline">By Simon Meeks</div><div class="ds-firstpara" id="ds-firstpara">IAIN Hume could have died following the fractured-skull collision during the Barnsley v Sheffield United game.</div><div class="va-bodytext" id="va-bodytext">That's the conclusion of Barn-sley manager Simon Davey. And the incident resonated with retired pro John Buckley, who was once in intensive care for three weeks after a similar injury. Today Barnsley striker Hume is in a high-dependency unit at a Salford Hospital, following emergency surgery after being hurt in a clash with United's Chris Morgan. Ex-Rotherham United winger Buckley was a guest at Saturday's match and saw first-hand the challenge on the Canadian international and £1 million striker Hume. Buckley commented: "It's an absolute tragedy for the boy; any kind of head injury makes me cringe because of what I went through." It was 15 years ago that an incident at Millmoor almost killed Buckley. He was left unconscious after a clash of heads with Plymouth defender Gary Poole. "I was unconscious and in intensive care for 21 days, I had two blood clots, I was 31 and even lost my memory," Buckley explained. It was the last league match Buckley ever played. He was in hospital for more than six weeks and it took nine months to get his life back on track. Buckley, now team boss of Doncaster Belles, did not pursue a legal action against the player who ended his career and he defended Morgan in the wake of Saturday's incident which he watched from the directors' box at Oakwell. "I've seen Morgan before. I don't think there was any intent," he said. "Morgan is an absolute beast of a player but he was focused on the ball. He's a massively committed player." Davey visited Hume in hospital last night and was braced to face an FA charge for being sent to the stand during the match for remarks made to a linesman after Sheffield United were awarded a controversial and match-winning penalty in the 2-1 defeat. The Barnsley manager will demand a personal hearing at the FA's headquarters at Soho Square, London, and is poised to repeat his condemnation of Saturday's referee, Andy D'Urso, who booked Morgan for the challenge on Hume. "I have the mitigation that the referee was not in control of the game," Davey declared. "Iain received no protection whatsoever from the referee on Saturday, despite him telling Andy D'Urso about repeated use of the elbow and it sickens me just thinking about it. Iain could have died." A statement from Bramall Lane read: "Sheffield United are saddened and concerned to hear that Iain Hume is being monitored in a high-dependency unit following last Saturday's fixture and we wish him a speedy and full recovery." Hume was driven from Oakwell on Saturday by his father-in-law and taken into hospital later. He was visited by Barnsley assistant manager Ryan Kidd yesterday afternoon before Davey attended his hospital bed last night. He was said to be conscious but very groggy. "Our thoughts are with Iain at this time and we all wish him a very speedy recovery from what is a horrendous injury," Davey added. "There is no timescale regarding when he will be fit enough to return, but he is in a stable condition." Barnsley have not ruled out a legal action against United and Morgan, who is a former skipper at Oakwell. Davey had a meeting with Premier League referee's chief Keith Hackett yesterday after clear video film of the incident came to light from Sky TV cameras. "The decision not to show a red card was an absolute disgrace. It happened before the ball arrived and on another occasion it happened after the ball had gone," Davey added. "Both (assistant manager) Ryan (Kidd) and I expressed our concerns at the treatment Iain had received through elbow challenges at half-time, but the referee made light of the situation and thought we were making too much of an issue that he had dealt with by showing only a yellow card. "It beggars belief that you send a manager to the stand when a referee's assistant makes a decision from 70 yards down the pitch; yet a challenge like this seen from 15 yards away, which ends with Iain suffering a fractured skull, goes virtually unpunished</div>
the only single problem that I see with the star's report is their reference to it being a collision and not an assault,intentionally or not.
not been a Prem re for 4 years http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=450964</p> was his last Premiership game</p>
That would be the short answer and the one I was expecting I think there's probably some incidents though behind it.
he was focused on the ball well that's fecked his credibility then. The only time Morgan was focused on the ball was when Hume was lying on the floor with a fractured skull.
I think there is a propaganda campaign from the sheffield media to try and promote the "he didn't mean it" falacy.
I was unconscious and in intensive care for 21 days, I had two blood clots..." And also lost any critical faculties you had when watching football., obviously.
