Ryan's Message Inspires Keane

Ryan’s Message Inspires Keane

- Dan Barnes

BIDDING farewell to his Hull teammates, Ryan Mason implored them to savour every moment they get to spend on the pitch in their careers.

And, as a man who’s gone through the mill himself, Will Keane plans to heed those words.

He endured years of the most crushing injury hell imaginable, but striker Keane still has a career in front of him.

It’s a luxury that will not be afforded to midfielder Mason, who was last week forced into retirement at the age of 26 after fracturing his skull in a Premier League game with Chelsea in January last year.

Keane, 25, has twice spent more than a year out with major knee injuries, but he believes that pales in comparison to those of one-time England international Mason, who nearly lost his life after that fateful clash of heads with Gary Cahill.

Fighting

“When he spoke to the lads, he said, ‘make sure you enjoy every minute of it because, at the end of the day, you don’t know when it’s going to end’,” said Keane.