Cardiff City manager Dave Jones feared for fan who fell 20ft in thrilling 3-3 draw at Millwall
Cardiff City manager Dave Jones has admitted that Saturday’s thrilling 3-3 draw at Millwall was overshadowed by the plight of the fan who fell 20ft from an upper-tier stand as he celebrated Cardiff’s opening goal.
Concern: Medical staff treat a Cardiff fan after he fell from the top tier at the Den Photo: REUTERS
By Declan Warrington 9:57PM GMT 20 Mar 2011
Despite gaining a well-earned point and remaining in contention for automatic promotion from the Championship, Jones was more concerned about the travelling fan, Ryan Oliver, who required urgent medical attention and was taken away on a stretcher after falling onto the concrete below.
‘‘We haven’t really spoken about the football. We’re more concerned about the guy who got injured. Lots of the players saw it and felt ill – Craig Bellamy said he felt physically sick,” Jones said.
Oliver had been celebrating Chris Burke’s goal in the 49th minute. He spent the night in hospital before being discharged on Sunday, having suffered only three broken fingers. A police spokesman said: “He was a very lucky man.”
Cardiff top-scorer Jay Bothroyd left the pitch in the 17th minute after pulling his hamstring. With fellow striker Michael Chopra ruled out for the season, Jones may have to enter the emergency loan market to sustain their promotion push.
Having fallen behind to Burke’s strike, Millwall hit back with Liam Trotter’s converted penalty and a headed goal by Kevin Lisbie. Peter Whittingham and Burke scored to put Cardiff back in front before Steve Morison grabbed a late equaliser.
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