Scunthorpe manager Alan Knill 'could have been killed' by squirrel

BigFox · Sep 5, 2012

When I first read this I thought WTF but it's true!

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2012/sep/05/scunthorpe-leagueonefootball said:

The Scunthorpe manager Alan Knill has revealed that he could have been killed when he cracked his head on the floor in a freak bicycle accident caused by a squirrel.

Knill, whose side lie bottom of League One after losing their opening six games, told BBC Radio Humberside that the furry animal got stuck in his wheels and sent him cartwheeling over the handlebars.

Fortunately he escaped with cuts and bruises, but the former Wales international said the collision put his current footballing woes into perspective.

"I got hit by a squirrel," said Knill said. "I went over the top of my bike and landed on my head, shoulder and neck.

"I saw it run into the road but couldn't do anything about it and it just hit my wheel and stuck in my wheel and hit my brakes.

"For a minute, I thought I might have been in trouble because I landed on my head. Then, all of a sudden, I thought: 'I'm not, I'm alive!'"

He continued: "Fortunately my collar bone is OK but I am pretty bruised. I could be dead and it's so stupid. I'm not and you have to put things into perspective."

"The situation we're in at the moment, I don't cherish, but there are worse situations."

Knill's Scunthorpe side carried their poor league form into the cup when they lost 2-1 at home to Notts County in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy first round on Tuesday night.
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