BRADFORD ace Emmanuel Osadebe suffered a double leg fracture after a horror challenge from Doncaster Rovers’ Liam Ravenhill in the first League Two game of the season.
Ravenhill, 19, and Osadebe, 25, went for the ball just six minutes after kick-off, but the Doncaster midfielder came too hard and broke the Irishman’s leg.
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The Bantams demanded an outright red card, but the referee only showed yellow, enraging the home crowd during Valley Parade.
Osadebe lay on the floor screaming in pain when his teammates called for a stretcher immediately after the challenge.
Bradford fans were outraged by the referee’s decision in the League Two game, which ended 0-0 and home side Kian Harratt was sent off in the eighth minute of stoppage time.
One tweeted: “Penalty kick in the first game of the season…”
Another wrote: “A tackle two feet off the floor should be a red, whether he won the ball or not, especially one with that outcome.”
A third said, “Deffo two legged. I can’t get his leg wiggling out of my head. Poor boy!”
This fan wrote: “Feel nauseous after that horrendous bone crusher at Osadebe. Thoughts and prayers for him and also for our own players who were visibly affected by what they saw. How can that be a yellow card? Outrageous”
And another tweeted: “F*****g hell eyes are watering.”
Manager Mark Hughes confirmed that Osadebe will be out for a “considerable amount of time”.
The Manchester United the legend added that his players were “emotionally moved” after what had happened to their teammate.
Hughes told BBC Radio Leeds: “It is not good news, unfortunately it is a double break, so he will be out for a long time.
“A lot of the guys that you could clearly see were emotionally moved by it so they could just get on with their work – because we really had to keep playing for Manny’s sake.
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“It wasn’t the opening day we all wanted for several reasons.
“But I thought they were sticking with it, showing character and doing their job and unfortunately it wasn’t enough on the day itself.
“I think we deserved it because of our efforts, but unfortunately there are more things that are important.”