Niemi cleared after injuryPremiership Fulham by David McIntyre - BBC Sport (U1628513) 02 January 2007 ![]() Antti Niemi has been released from hospital after being cleared of serious spinal damage following a nasty fall in Fulham's 0-0 draw with Watford. Latest comments
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Beantown Fan (U1930562) posted Jan 2, 2007 It's a miracle that he's walked away from this unharmed, it's just I've seen less than that and people out for months on end. The incident was so bad, I couldn't even watch the replay because it put a shiver down my spine.
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Barney Ambrose™ (U1747901) posted Jan 2, 2007 Someone was watching over him he is one lucky man so relived not just for him obviously but fulham es a teriffic keeper.
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bigsteg (U6135279) posted Jan 2, 2007 when i first seen it i thought "OH MY GOD HE LANDED ON HIS HEAD" im just shocked he is alright. Every time i saw it again it made me feel a little sick i would never want that to happen to anyone
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mightyHornets4ever (U1649290) posted Jan 2, 2007 Excellent news.
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CarrickCake (U6266745) posted Jan 2, 2007 Very fortunate to come away with any serious injury; would have been horrible for a great keeper (or any other player) like him to have serious spinal damage, I certainly cringed when I saw the replays.
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tigersimon (U2285780) posted Jan 3, 2007 Chelsea fan here. I wish him well, we know what keeper injuries are like.
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courtshort (U2960576) posted Jan 3, 2007 They build 'em tough up in Oulu, you know. Now on a frozen pitch, that MIGHT have been nasty. Comment on this articleMY RELATED LINKSThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites |