Alan Smith thanks to Liverpool fans
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Manchester United's Alan Smith has thanked Liverpool fans for the way they supported him when he left the field at the weekend.
Smith broke his leg and dislocated his ankle during the match and had to be given oxygen when he was carried off on a stretcher.
Despite the national media calling Liverpool fans "sick", Smith has spoken via his agent to thank Kopites for the sympathetic reaction from the home faithful.
Smith's agent Alex Black said: "He was a bit delirious coming off but he was able to recognise that a lot of the Liverpool fans were giving him a good round of applause.
"He just wants to say thank you to everybody for that."
You're welcome , Alan . -
Guardian.Com
Liverpool's supporters have sought to restore their reputation for sporting behaviour by wishing Alan Smith a full recovery from the terrible injuries he suffered in Saturday's FA Cup tie at Anfield. Smith has indicated from hospital he does not harbour any bad feelings, the Manchester United player choosing to remember the Kop's standing ovation rather than their chant to John Arne Riise of "I want to know how you broke his leg".
Smith, who is making satisfactory progress from a broken left leg and dislocated ankle, has received several hundred letters, including one from the Merseyside branch of the Liverpool supporters' club. "I just feel some of the headlines since Saturday have told only part of the story," the club secretary Les Lawson said last night. "Yes, that song was sung when he first went down but it was tongue-in-cheek because everyone expected him to get back up. Even Sir Alex Ferguson said he had no idea how badly injured Smith was. Nobody really thought it possible that someone could be badly hurt trying to block a free-kick. Once it became apparent, however, everyone stopped singing and the whole ground stood to applaud him when he was taken off. Nobody wants to see a player seriously injured."
Although they stop short of saying sorry, the letter to Smith wishes him a full recovery from "all Liverpool supporters". Lawson added: "We hope he's playing again soon. If he needs any inspiration he should look at Djibril Cissé, who suffered a horrific injury a couple of years ago but is now back playing."
Rio Ferdinand is in doubt for United's Carling Cup final meeting with Wigan on Sunday because of the hamstring strain that forced him out of the Liverpool game.
Players injured by fouls that incur yellow cards may no longer have to leave the pitch as a result of a rule-change initiative by the head of England's referees. Keith Hackett has teamed with the League Managers' Association and the players' union, the PFA, to submit a proposal to the International Football Association Board which meets in Switzerland on March 4.
The need for treated players to leave the pitch before being recalled once the game restarts was introduced to curb time-wasting and gamesmanship but often punishes the wronged party twice. -
Alan Smith has surprsingly bonded the MU fans and Liverpool fans , what about an aliiance ?
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he was bought from leeds one la..Originally posted by Poolman:Alan Smith has surprsingly bonded the MU fans and Liverpool fans , what about an aliiance ?
imagine if gary neville was the one.
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Trust me, he'd still be at LUFC if RA decided to take over them instead of CHelsea.Originally posted by stellazio:he was bought from leeds one la..
imagine if gary neville was the one.