Scottish Premiership: Steven Thompson mortified after prank goes wrong
Monday 27 April 2015 18:31, UK
St Mirren’s captain Steven Thompson admits he was mortified after a prank during a training session left a team-mate with a gaping wound.
Thompson threw a spiked pole at John McGinn after he robbed him of the ball and it struck him on the thigh, causing severe bleeding.
“I’m just mortified by the whole thing,” Thompson told the Scottish Sun. “It was a daft prank. It wasn’t like I threw the pole out of anger or anything like that. That’s not what happened.”
McGinn missed the 4-1 Premiership victory over Kilmarnock on Saturday - a result that keeps the Paisley side's hopes of avoiding relegation alive - and Thompson plans to make amends by giving him his win bonus.
Thompson is no stranger to bizarre injuries himself. Nine years ago, when playing for Cardiff, he detached a nerve in his finger when slicing an apple while a year later, he was forced to undergo major groin surgery after failing off a banana boat while on holiday, denying him a transfer.
