A nine-year-old Manchester United supporter received an apology from Wayne Rooney after a stray shot from the striker accidentally broke the boy’s wrist prior to his team’s 5-0 victory against Wolverhampton Wanderers.
During the pre-match warm-up, Rooney was practicing shots at goal when one errant attempt sailed into the stands, hitting Jamie Thomas on the wrist as he attempted to block it.
Although Thomas managed to enjoy the first half of the Barclays Premier League match, he had to be taken to the first aid tent at halftime when his arm “ballooned.”
Subsequently, medics transported the boy to the hospital, where his injured wrist was fitted with a plaster cast.
At the time of the incident, Rooney was unaware, but he later took to Twitter to apologize to the young fan, also vowing to send him a personalized gift.
In a tweet, he expressed: “I want to apologise to Jamie Thomas. I have arranged for a letter and a signed shirt to be sent to his home address.”
This was Thomas’s first experience watching his United heroes live. His father, Andy, remarked: “It shook him up a bit, but he’s fine about it now and I don’t think it’s put him off going to other games.”
“I don’t believe Rooney realized what happened; otherwise, I’m sure he would have come over.”
by Buford Balony
