Ryan Mason

longers · February 13, 2018

Retired aged 26 after fracturing his skull last year. Am I the only one with no recollection of this ever happening ? I thought he still played for spurs :rolleyes:

Tubey · February 13, 2018

Remember it clearly - horror injury; side of his face literally caved in.

Alanbileysfeathercut · February 13, 2018

Yes
You heard the crack on tv
Shame

PhilM · February 13, 2018

The game was against Chelsea and I remember that the pitch-side microphones actually picked up the thud/crack of his skull - twasn't nice.

ArtetaMoney · February 13, 2018

Horrible news this, feel sorry for him. Same for Cahill as well, bet he feels some sort of blame for it even though it was accident.

chuffy · February 13, 2018

He's a good lad, massive shame for him footballing-wise, but a very lucky lad to have the chance to walk away from such an injury.

I expect he'll transition into coaching, and will be back at spurs in a non-playing capacity.

Seathestars · February 13, 2018

Wish him all the best. If it’s any consolation at least he’s alive, could have been so much worse.
It really was a horrible accident to see.

tommytowne · February 13, 2018

Shame really.
I'd like to think that insurance will give him something to get by with for the immediate future for him.

Eggs · February 13, 2018

...brilliantly dealt with by the Hull FC club doctor who almost certainly saved his life. There are things that are more important than football.

PickeringBlue · February 13, 2018

Sad to hear that the injury has forced him into retirement.

TheBlueGibbon · February 13, 2018

Sad to hear that he's had to retire.

longers said:
Retired aged 26 after fracturing his skull last year. Am I the only one with no recollection of this ever happening ? I thought he still played for spurs

It was the one where Niasse ducked out of challenging Cahill for the ball after the injury. The picture below might ring a bell.

NCLBlue · February 13, 2018

What a terrible end to a horrible situation.

Genuinely likeable bloke and playing player aswell. Hoping in time he can put his skills back into football in a coaching role if he’s keen to do that.

As mentioned above brilliantly handled by the medical team and thankfully he’s still alive!