Relief for injured Hulse
21 Mar 2007 - 13:27:08
Sheffield United striker Rob Hulse has admitted that he feared his career was over when he suffered a horrific leg injury in the defeat at Chelsea.
Hulse was forced to have an operation to mend a double fracture of his left leg and should return to action early next season.
However, the former Leeds United forward's initial thoughts were that the injury was possibly career-threatening.
"I was upset on Saturday night and Sunday but, now the operation's done, I feel quite positive and I'm not down," Hulse told the Blades' official website. "I've taken the first steps to getting back on the pitch.
"It's all a bit of a dream now. I knew I'd done something serious straight away - I felt my leg wobble at the bottom - and I sensed it from the crowd's reaction. A few people in the crowd started to shout for help for me.
"To look down and see your leg is straight and then bent is upsetting. I started panicking.
"Everything goes out of context. I panicked until I got to hospital. For a moment I thought 'that's it for me'.
"I remember (Petr) Cech coming over and he said 'come on, they're coming now, don't worry'. At the time, I wasn't aware of the applause from the crowd."
