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St Mirren boss Jim Goodwin recalls brutal head knock collision as he backs concussion trial

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Jim Goodwin finally accepted something was wrong. The St Mirren boss suffered a fractured skull in 2006 in a season-opener between Scunthorpe and Bristol City after clashing heads with Liam Fontaine.

Despite sustaining the injury in the sickening collision with the now- Dundee defender in just the 12th minute, unsurprisingly the strong-willed Irishman battled through to half-time.

But when the tough defender was sick in the dressing room and the claret started pouring, he finally accepted his game was up and later required surgery to fit a metal plate in the front of his skull.And that is why the Buddies manager is so glad to see the Scottish FA looking to implement a concussion substitute trial in the Scottish Cup to further protect.

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