Boro's damages appeal rejected.MIDDLESBROUGH Middlesbrough Town and unitary authority (pop., 2001: 134,487), geographic county of North Yorkshire, historic county of Yorkshire, England. Situated on the southern bank of the River Tees, it was formed in 1830 with the arrival of the railway to the site of a new Football Club and player Gary Smith Gary Smith may refer to:
Boro's Smith broke Manchester United player Ben Collett's right leg in two places during a reserve game between the clubs in 2003. Collett was awarded the damages by a High Court judge sitting in Manchester last August who heard that Collett, 23, was unable to sustain the level required to be a professional and was ultimately forced to retire from the game. Both Smith and Boro accepted liability in the case, in which both Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson and captain Gary Neville Gary Neville (born 18 February 1975 in Bury, Greater Manchester) is an English footballer who is England's most capped right full back, and Manchester United's club captain. spoke on behalf of Collett. Sir Alex told the High Court that Collett had an outstanding chance of progressing to the first team and enjoying a career in the game. The court heard Collett could have earned more than pounds 13,000 a week, and played to the age of 35. Dismissing the appeal, Lady Justice Smith and Lord Justice Carnwath agreed that the compensation for a lost career was not excessive, and there was a chance Collett could have achieved even more as a footballer.. |
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