Former Nottingham Forest striker Matty Fryatt is suing his former employers with claims that they mismanaged the injury which ended his career.
Matty Fryatt to Sue Nottingham Forest Over Career-Ending Injury
‘They Don’t Want to Take Responsibility’
The claim arises after Fryatt alleges the club was negligent in treating an Achilles problem suffered during the 2014-15 season.
He is set to take the Championship outfit to court with the hope of seeking substantial compensation.
Fryatt says his pleas were ignored and he was pressured to play through the injury – ultimately leading to his early retirement in 2018.
The former Forest striker says the experience has affected his mental health as well as physical wellbeing.
Nottingham Forest have denied any wrong-doing and say they will be “defending” their actions.
Speaking to the Press Association (via Sky Sports), Fryatt said: “It feels like my career has been taken away from me.
“There was no care. You were an object. I was put under pressure to play and forcing me to play caused the damage which ended my career.
“I feel sick with it all, frustrated, sadness. I’ve felt alone, abandoned and let down. It hurts. How was I left in this situation?
“It’s something which shouldn’t go on and I wouldn’t want it to happen to anyone else.
“Forest’s lack of understanding and their ignorance to it is so hard to take.
“They don’t want to take responsibility and for it to be dismissed the whole time, it’s like they weren’t listening to what I was saying. I find it appalling.
“It was like, ‘take the pills, get through it and you’ll be fine’. I was taking pills in the warm-up, before the game, half-time. I wasn’t thinking about the football, just ‘when will it be over?’
“They didn’t listen to the injury or treat it as serious. I was telling them how much pain I was in.”
Fryatt, who did not play in his final two seasons at the City Ground, made 25 appearances for Forest.
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