Been a long time lurker on here for a while and not one for posting but after Colin reached out to me on twitter regarding this, I felt compelled to comment and thank you guys. I was the Cove fan that was hit on Saturday and took a fairly nasty faceplant. To be honest I'm still not really sure what happened bar the bits and pieces I've been told but like I said, I just wanted to say a big thank you to not only all who have been involved in this but to all the various Airdrie fans who have reached out to me on Twitter and Facebook to check if I was alright and send their best wishes.
Pre match we were in Cue Here mixing with Airdrie fans having a good laugh chatting about the game, the guys couldn't have been more welcoming. We even ended up giving a few lads a lift to the ground on our supporters bus. The game was as nervy and as edgy as I'd suspected it would be and I imagine the remaining games of the season will all be like that in the run in for both sets of fans. If there's any justice, both teams with make it up this year and be facing off in the Championship next year after two terrific unbeaten runs.
What happened after the game was horrible, one minute I was at the back of the queue to get on the bus and the next thing I knew I was in the back of the ambulance unable to tell the paramedic my postcode with no idea what had happened. At the hospital I was told I was lucky that with hitting my head so hard that there wasn't much more serious damage done.
After the great spirts pre-match and dealings with fans, nothing that day led me to believe anything like that would happen or there would be any trouble and like I said the response form all Airdrie fans since has been nothing short of overwhelming. I just wanted to say thank you and show my appreciation. There's no place for anything like this in football but with CCTV, videos and photos, hopefully the guy is found and dealt with.
