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I heard one on five live; and he added that we ought to respect the medical team that did so well in the Mwamba incident. He also pointed out that this was the 3rd such incident of its kind in the PL this season (though I can't recall the others; one apparently involved an Arsenal player). I can't recall a single death ever in football due to a head injury in an incident such as this. However, what is far more common, and for which there is a heap of evidence, is that too many headers definitely can cause brain injury. One of the best publicised cases was that of Jeff Astle. If that presents such a danger should we band heading? Saying that, I'm not trying to be deliberately provocative here, only pointing out that issues such as these are hard to judge from a distance....I'm not going to add anything more as I've already said enough but can people please stop the, 'Well you clearly know more than the professionals' line. I've read enough today in papers and websites, plus enough talk on radio to know that not one professional has come out and said, 'Spurs got it spot on'. All day long I've heard and seen from charity organisations, doctors, professors, all of whom have been critical of the way the situation was handled (AVB, Referee, Spurs medical staff). So, whilst I and some others have no medical training to back up what we are saying, numerous highly qualified individuals (As qualified as our medical staff) have all come out saying the same as others on this site.
Oh and again, how tough Hugo is has nothing to do with the situation, it is commendable, but it shouldn't have been his decision to make - like going to A&E with a broken ankle then telling the doctor they are a dick for suggesting a cast.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01ftq2x