Tom Bender
 

Tranmere fan here listening to the game currently, just wanted to say I hope the injury to him is nowhere near as bad as it sounded!!

Hope he is back and playing very very soon

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This sounds pretty serious for a match to be called off. Lets hope things are OK for him.

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Kept swallowing his tongue apparently, not sure how true that is but doesn't sound great for him

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From the BBC site at http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/15176078.stm:
Rob Heys: "He was starting to show signs of coming around as he left the ground."

I just hope and pray that Tom's OK and makes a full recovery.

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Sickening to see a player down for so long, with no apparent movement.... why so long for ambulance to arrive, obvious even from where I sit, it was serious after 2 mins treatment, never mind 25...just hope the kid is OK & will resume playing ASAP.

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Gee I have never been so busy in my life replying to folk on situation, many people from the football 92 family have been sending get well wishes for him. So glad I'm still recovering post op that I've not been able to go & glad that I didn't tonight not nice to witness so I've been updated all the way thro it all.

GET WELL SOON TOM - ALL THE STANLEY BEST FOR A SPEEDY RECOVERY.

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Cheers, mate...
Good to see your fans, at the end it happened, did not abuse the situation, & gave him a good round of applause when he was eventually carried off.

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Let's hope Tom is going to be alright.

My friend's son is Stanley's Kevin McIntyre and we're all grateful he's okay, but concerned for news about Tom.

To abandon a match, it must be bad.

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Best wishes to Tom for a a full and speedy recovery from what sounds a terrible injury. The Morecambe v PNE match thread on PNE Online is full of good wishes for Tom.

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I hope it is the first and last time I leave a match when everyone is silent.

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To those who may not know it, but Tom drove straight up to here from Colchester as soon as he knew there was chance of coming here on loan.....
If a only few others had the same commitment......

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Did,nt look good from the clayton end bloody ambulance took an age to arrive god knows why, glad in a way the ref had the sense to call the match off as the atmosphere had gone completely and everybody would have just been going through the motions, also must applaude the Tranmere fans clapping Tom as he was carried from the pitch that is what proper football is all about, anyway Tom I hope it,s nothing to serious and we see you back in the red and white before to long all the best young man.

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Hope the lad's OK and it's not as serious as Wikipedia seems to think.

Thomas Bender - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Correct decision to call the game off.

Get well soon Tom. A great lad, brilliant young prospect.

Always approachable. Superb to chat to on twitter.

Pray for Tom people :)

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Chesterfield fan in peace.
Just heard about Tom Bender. Hope the lad is ok and the injury is not too serious.
Get well soon Tom.

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My twitter went bonkers from twitter 92 people & topped the trend, a lot of respect :)
Dany has updated saying he's stable in hospital atm.

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:( The Ambulance had to come from preston thats why it tuck so long to arrive:(Tom was on a drip and having oxygen while on the pitch.Toms dad ran on to be with him while the doc and others were treating Tom.i hope and pray hes ok

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Notts supporter here, just wanted to wish Tom Bender all the very best. Thoughts with him and his family xx

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All the way from Preston?!?!?!

What a disgrace, when theres a bloody ambulance station 2 miles down the road!

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Your not wrong smudgie!!yep Preston thats what jeff the head steward told me

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Agreed!!

No ambulances available from Altham, Broad Oak, or even Blackburn? Whenever I have been unfortunate enough to need one, it has arrived within 5 mins.

Sorry, I could say more about our NHS, but that would be unfair to those on the frontline, we all know who's to blame for the problems.

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Cheers for that!!!!

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Bury fan in peace.

Everyone here at gigg wishes Tom all the very best, and a speedy recovery.

All the best Tom, and good luck for the season guys

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Man City fan here - I came to the game tonight from Yorkshire coz my mates a Stanley season ticket holder. Very best wishes to Tom and his family for a speedy recovery, it was a horribly long wait for that ambulance. The Tranmere fans were great - at times like this there are no teams and no colours to divide us just a football family hoping and praying for the best for one of our own.

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Well put!!

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This is, horribly, the lead story on the Daily Mails website, Tom Bender suffers serious head injury - Accrington v Tranmere abandoned | Mail Online
I do hope for Toms sake that its paper sensationalisation, but the picture is horrible and doesn't look good in anyway at all.

Poor lad, he was loving it up here with us as well, judging by his twitter updates! Here's hoping the well wishes from stanley fans and their wider footballing family are of some encouragement to Tom and that its nowhere near as bad as this article makes out.

Get well soon Tom xx

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MCFC fan here in peace

heard about tom on sky and twitter and just want to send best wishes to him

get well soon tom

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Well said luckypierre & true :)

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Tranmere fan here. I wish young Tom Bender a speedy recovery, just heard from my dad about the incident. All our thoughts are with you.

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Sky sports just gave out that he's ok and a scan has revealed nothing more than concussion

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Rochdale fan in peace.

I come over and watch Accrington as much as possible when Dale are away.

Heard of the awful news regarding Tom Bender's injury tonight.

From everyone at Rochdale, and speaking for everyone within the football family, I wish Tom a safe and speedy recovery.

I hope himself and his family can draw upon the magnificent support from the Stanley fans.

Get well soon Tom.

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Plymouth fan here wishing tom all the best in the world, green army thinking of him and wish him speedy recovery. Puts things in perspective when horrible things like this happen. Fans united.

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Just heard from ssn tom will be fine,concused. If anyone coming down to Plymouth on Saturday then have a safe trip and hope you enjoy the day, but not 3 points

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Greenarmy Fan here to wish Tom Bender all the very best wishes and a speedy recovery . Also a warm message for the Accrington players staff and management for such a distressing sight to witness . It brings life back to reality . We have money problems does it matter answer is no compared with Tom that is what matters . Also i woud like to extend a warm and friendy welcome to you all to Argyle on Saturday to celebrate our 125th birthday and fans from a over the country will be their in their own coours . We are the friendliest supporters in the county so welcome to you all and enjoy it it is only a game . Good luck tom.

Keith PAFC season Ticket Holder from Cornwall

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Bradford fan in peace.

From all at Bradford City, all the best to Tom, and hopefully a speedy recovery.

And good to see a broad and far reaching set of fans posting well wishes, all the best to all teams and fans as well.

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Nice post Keith , Thankyou regards Dave !

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jaytee from Shrewsbury. Best of luck, owd lad. We're all worried about you. If it's the good news we're hearing, I'm really pleased.

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Hi. Southend United supporter here.

After seeing the news, i'd like to wish Tom a speedy recovery.

I also send best wishes to his family and the players/staff at todays match, which must have been shaken by the injury.

Look forward to see you playing at our return fixture.

All the best
Brian

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Hope he makes a full and speedy recovery.

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This was the worse Stanley match I've ever been to, the football were'nt great but bloody hell 25minutes for an ambulance to arrive made me think the worse, there's two ambulance's sat at the bottom of my street (Darwen) ready for action, but then again they were probably out picking drunks of the pavement.

Please please get well soon Tom :o, really thought the worst :(

P.s To all the other fans THIS IS FOOTBALL how it should be thank you.

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Thank you Dave 1 for your comments.
At this time we are all football fans and united we stand no matter what club , colour race or religion it does not matter .

We are trying to get a chant going for Tom on Saturday and knowing Plymouth supporters it will be loud and clear for him . So stick together football will be the winner for the fans . Premiership do not have a clue what the basement is like .

Keith from Cornwall

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Here's hoping Tom feels better in the morning, it sounds like a right crack he's had! All sorts of scare stories about paralysis, broken necks and so on makes you realise how quickly rumour and speculation spreads.

I'm sure other Bradford City supporters would join me in hoping it's nothing more serious than a concussion and a few bruises, and are wishing him a speedy recovery.

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Ex Brit living in San Francisco.
Just returned home and read the news ( 8.30pm Tuesday here )
As a football fan, wish Tom Bender all the best and a swift recovery.
Would also like to thank both teams, and the supporters from both sides, who accepted the decision to abandon the game.
That is SPORTMANSHIP.

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Tom, thank goodness I'm reading that you are going to be OK. I got a hell of a shock when SPARKIE texted me to tell what happened. Just got home and are so pleased to find it appears to be not to serious. I want to wish you a speedy recovery.
..And how nice is it to see these good wishes from fans of different clubs. Good onya all.

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What fantastic news to wake up to :)

Get better soon Tom, see you on the pitch soon mate.

Massively touched by all the messages of support from other clubs. Thank-you to all.

Id like to organise some sort of thank-you gift for the tranmere fans, anyone any ideas???

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What fantastic news to wake up to.

Get better soon Tom, see you on the pitch soon mate.

Thank-you to all the clubs who have messaged.

I would personally like to organise some sort of tribute for Tranmere fans, their behaviour was magnificent last night.

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Good News to wake up to

All the Best to Tom & his family and hoping to see you back on the pitch as soon as possible.

As others have said at moments like last night football becomes one big family as proved by the messages of support for Tom.

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Can only echo what others have said, the silence of all fans leaving the ground said it all. Thank goodness there's better news this morning, really touched by all the messages on here from fans of other clubs. Our thoughts are obviously with Tom & his family - get well soon kid.

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Fantastic news to wake up to.
Get well soon Tom.

CFC

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Seems to be better news this morning about young Tom thank goodness, it was sickening to see the lad led there for so long. I have never experienced an atmosphere like that at a football ground and don,t want to again thank you.
Top marks to all involved for the way you dealt with the situation your a credit to both clubs, as are both sets of fans for the way they reacted to the abandonment of the game top marks to you all.
Also just got to add a big thank you to all the supporters from other clubs who have posted their best wishes it just shows what a close knit community we really are yeh we have the banter on the terraces but when the chips are down we are as one PROPER FOOTBALL FANS thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Very Very sad event hope the lad is okay and makes a speedy recovery, having seen the incident on TV this morning it looked like just one of those incidents that happen in every game, a very good decision to call the game of, players on both sides must have been shaken up by the incident

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Felt sick last night when it happened,just glad its not as bad as first feared.Just hope he makes a full recovery and enjoys a successful career where ever it may take him.

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Great news to hear Tom is better this morning. Very nice to see the best wishes of various club supporters from around the country and all over the world! Hope Tom is back in the Red and White very soon. Football at its worst and very best.

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Stockport County fan here . . . I logged on to our YellowBoard this morning as usual and my stomach hit the floor when i read about Tom in last night's game . . . the horror of it all unfolding if you were there must have been horrific . . . thank god, or whoever you do pray to, that it appears the condition isn't as bad as first thought . . . get well soon Tom and help the Accy climb up the league . . . sadly it takes an horrific injury to pull the football family together . . . and hey STOP WITH THE 92 BIT! The non-league scene is also part of the family!!!! ;)

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Tranmere fan here. Hope Tom fully recovers quickley. Absolutely the right decision to call the game off last night, the players would not have been in the right frame of mind worrying about Tom. Good luck for the season.

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Glad to hear that Tom is stable at the moment, it was horrible being there last night. The moment it happened it seemed to most of us that it was not good, then as the time went on - it seemed like forever - and more people were on the pitch around Tom, we all feared something very, very bad had happened - not taking away from what has happened!!

Well done to all at the club.

Thank you to the Tranmere FANs - they were great!!

And it is great to see/hear all the footy FANs from clubs everywhere rallying around, well done to all.

Take care Tom, hope to see you in the Stanley back line soon!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Glad I couldn't make it last night - sounds like a very harrowing event for all concerned and it's a relief that the news sounds hopeful.

Good to see other fans showing solidarity, both on here on on their messageboards.

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Smudgie , what a nice gesture, how about a large banner welcoming Tranmere back or even thanking them for their support ? just an idea.

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Get well soon Tom, glad he is much better this morning.

I am very touched with all the comments on here from fans supporting different teams. It makes you feel part of a very big team!

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On Keys&Gray (TalkSPORT) about half an hour ago, Coleman agreed to the suggestion of allowing Tranmere a goal start, at the rescheduled game. Interesting.

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If that is true then we may as well restart at Stanley 1 Tranmere 2 , no different.

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Any info about when it will be played?

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No, sorry.

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Years ago, we had a Sunday League match which was cancelled just after Half Time, due to a broken leg, and the ambulance taking ages. We were 1-0 down at the time and, as manager, I offered to give them a goal in the rematch. The ref said he couldn't start it 1-0, but we could stand aside and allow them to walk the ball into the net from kick off. The opposing manager put the suggestion to his players who, although flattered with our offer, declined.

The league were overjoyed with the sportsmanship shown by both teams. The community of Football is the winner sometimes...

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Reassuring to hear that the club dealt with the situation well.

Colchester United | News | Latest News | Latest News | U's Flash: Manager's Praise For Accrington

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Rob Heys has just posted on twitter that Tom has been released from hospital.

A Great sigh of relief, some rest and a but if recuperation and he'll be back in no time!! Get well soon Tom xx

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Great news, hope he is back on the pitch soon. :)

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Excellent News - All the best Tom

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im a morecambe fan, yes accrington and ourselves are rivals, but when something like this happens, nothing else matters. Am sure I speak for everyone at Morecambe Football Club that i wish Tom a full and speedy recovery and hope he's back playing for Stanley very soon

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Wonder if the Ultra's will make one if I pay for it???

How much are they to make in fabric???

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That is the right thing to do and a good gesture from Coley/Club!!!!

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Agree 100% Val.

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At last we agree :) P.S. Nice Avatar ;) :) :) :)

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From what Coley said on Talk Sport today im 100% sure they will be given a 1-0 start at the re-arranged game.

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Thought it was about time to move on from Jimmy, as much as I loved him as a player.

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So glad to hear he's out of hospital, just a note of a mention (I'm sure one of many) I sent into football365 in response to someone questioning whether the abandonment would have happened in the Premier League, I hasten to add I think everything was done exactly as it should have been last night, just thought it might be of interest.

Has Footy Already Had Its Golden Age? | Football365 | Opinion | Mailbox

Ignore the title, its about the 3rd email I think

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Mansfield Town fan here....Glad to hear the young lad is ok and on the mend....Best wishes to everyone concerned.

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Good e-mail, I presume it was you??

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Yeah thanks it was

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Did not sleep very well last night thinking that young Tom had come up from Colchester and suffered a possibly very serious injury for our cause.

I am greatly relieved to hear that he is on the mend and hope he makes a swift and full recovery so he can progress with what should be a very successful career.

He seems to have good ability and the right attitude.

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A chorus of "there's only one Tranmere Rovers" followed by a round of applause I reckon would continue the spirit.

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More likely we'll get the usual chorus of "We hope the Bastards dead" from the morons in the Clayton End the first time an opposition player goes down needing treatment.

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Great video of Tom on Sky Sports.

Top lad !!!

Bender bounces back | Sky Sports | Video | Football | League Two

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If youwillexcuse the pun - maybe it is about time this was knocked on the head!!:rolleyes:

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Cheers for that link Smudgie!!!!!!!!!!!!

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cheers smudge,was a real shock to me being outa circuit. glad the kids on the mend.