Andy Scott does not expect Nathan Elder to have vision in his left eye for 'several months'.
Bees chief wants action to be taken against Mills
Brentford boss Andy Scott does not expect Nathan Elder to have vision in his left eye for 'several months' following the striker's injury at Rotherham United.
Elder was hurt following a challenge by Millers defender Pablo Mills during Saturday's game and has spent the weekend in hospital.
The full extent of the injuries suffered by Elder has yet to be discovered, although scans have shown a double fracture of the cheekbone and a fractured eye socket.
Scott is unhappy with Mills' challenge and is looking for the Football Association to take action after confirming Elder is out for the rest of the season.
Shocked
"X-rays showed that Nathan had a double fracture of the cheekbone, a fractured eye socket, severe trauma to the eyeball and extensive bleeding in and around the eye," Scott told the club's
official website.
"Following a scan the retina seems to be intact although there appears to be a minor tear at the back of the eyeball. However, they will not be able to determine anything else until the swelling goes down.
"Nathan took the full impact of the challenge on his eyeball and he has no vision in his left eye and is unlikely to have vision for several months.
"At the time of the incident with Pablo Mills, it looked as though Nathan had been caught by an elbow, but I was reluctant to make accusations until I'd seen a replay.
"However, having reviewed the tape I was shocked to see the reason for him fracturing his eye socket and also his cheekbone. It was clearly caused by an elbow right in view of the referee, yet no action was taken at the time. However, I feel it my duty as his manager, to the club and to every player, that it does not go unpunished and I will be doing everything possible to ensure that justice is done.
"Whatever the outcome, Nathan's season is over, which is devastating for the lad as well as the football club."
Accident
Rotherham chief executive Paul Douglas has hit back at the accusations from Brentford, defending Mills' involvement in the incident and admitting that manager Mark Robins has been left less than impressed by Scott's statements.
Douglas told Sky Sports News: "He's not very happy about some of the comments that have been made by Brentford.
"As far as we are concerned the incident was an accident. Everybody in the ground, including the referee, felt it was an accident at the time.
"We're just disappointed that we're now having these accusations made against Pablo who is the kind of player who would never knowingly or maliciously try to injure an opponent.
"This is something we have learned of through the media and we have responded through the media. There has been no official contact between the clubs or from the FA to us. That remains to be seen whether that will happen.
"It is still a contact sport, the two players have made an honest attempt to get the ball and unfortunately Nathan has come out of it with a bad injury."
