Luton boss blasts Pompey fans after McGeehan leg break
The midfielder was stretchered off in the 20th minute of Luton’s 1-0 defeat to Pompey at Fratton Park today.
His injury was collected during a challenge with Blues skipper Michael Doyle, with the youngster subsequently booked while receiving medical attention.
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Hide AdAs he was carried off the pitch, boos emanated from parts of the home support – leaving Jones furious with some fans’ reaction.
‘One thing I will say, Portsmouth fans showed no class whatsoever, absolutely no class,’ said Jones.
‘That was an absolute disgrace. The kid’s a young boy, he’s a wonderful talent, he works hard every day and it’s a bad injury and Portsmouth fans show what they’re about.
‘It was an absolute disgrace in how they reacted, showed absolutely no class whatsoever.’
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Hide AdPelly-Ruddock Mpanzu replaced McGeehan but couldn’t help Luton avoid a 1-0 defeat following Christian Burgess’ 31st-minute winner.
Jones added: ‘We think it’s a leg break and that’s the frustrating thing for us, because he’s in wonderful form.
‘We’ve just turned down a lot of money for him so it’s a real travesty for the kid and a travesty for us.
‘He went to hospital to have an X-ray so that’s (broken leg) been confirmed.
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Hide Ad‘We’ve had inquiries about him, he trusts us with his future, it’s just sad it’s happened in such a big game as well.’
Pompey assistant boss Leam Richardson said: ‘Fingers crossed for Cameron McGeehan, he’s a big player, a good young lad and a good prospect, it’s never great to see something like that.’
– NEIL ALLEN