Albion Rovers’ David Cox says he has quit football after claiming he was verbally abused about his mental health struggles by an opposition player.
Cox, 32, left the arena at half-season of his side’s down with Stenhousemuir and said he was provoked about his past endeavors to take his own life.Stenhousemuir affirmed on Friday they have requested that the Scottish FA explore and educated the SPFL.They said the “genuine charges… should be powerfully investigated”.The League 1 club likewise affirmed that, following talks, their player would withdraw from nonattendance until the examination is closed. He is denying the claims.In an assertion on Thursday, Stenhousemuir said they had “addressed the players in question, David Cox (Albion Rovers) who was on the seat, and Jonathan Tiffoney (Stenhousemuir) who was playing”.They added: “The two players are making cases of genuine and completely improper remarks being made during the game that have suggestions for player prosperity and mental health.Former Annan Athletic and Cowdenbeath striker Cox has opened up to the world various occasions about his fight with discouragement and the maltreatment he has gotten inside the game.In a web-based media video, the low maintenance player said: “Second half beginning Albion Rovers-Stenhousemuir and I have left the arena. I wasn’t playing around evening time, I was on the bench.”One of the young men in the Stenny group, we were having a touch of back and forth and they had a go at my emotional wellness. Disclosed to me I ought to have gotten it done right the principal time.”Some society probably won’t believe it’s serious, yet I’m exhausted tuning in to it. I don’t get paid enough for it.”If they had put me on the recreation center, I’d presumably have broken the kid’s legs intentionally. I attempted to address the refs about it, however they would not like to know since they didn’t hear it.”So I will take care of business and for me it’s leaving the game. I’m finished with it. I either continue playing and I will player someone on the recreation center, which isn’t acceptable and will bring about me being the terrible one.”