Ryan McLeod has confessed today that he "does not know" how long he will be out of action following a catastrophic incident with his Playstation 3 on Monday. The 24 year-old was so incensed at being beaten by Olympic 400m finalist Martyn Rooney that he kicked his console from one side of the room to the other. The pair had been locked in a fierce battle "for some hours" before McLeod made what he has called a "basic error". Rooney for his part was said to be vitriolic and it was a combination of this and personal frustration that led to McLeod's violent response. "It didn't hurt that much at the time," explained the abashed Tipton Harrier, "but when I woke up on Tuesday, I could barely walk."
McLeod's coach, John Nutall, is said to be fuming at the incident and has pledged to have "firm words" with all of his charges over the potential pitfalls computer games. "This is not the first time computers have got in the way of athletics," sighed the coach, "I remember when Chris Thompson lost to Scott Overall on Pro Evolution Soccer- the pair were literally at each other's throats."
McLeod is set to undergo a scan towards the end of the week and has said that he is "hopeful" the injury is not too serious. "It's not a fracture," he affirmed "it can't be as I didn't even break my PS3". McLeod has been known to react poorly to computer game defeats in the past. Last year he unwittingly knocked a neighbour unconscious when he tossed his controller out of his second-floor window in a fit of rage. Just last month, the 5k man was in trouble after hurling abuse at autograph hunters on a late-night visit to Tesco. It was only after the incident that McLeod revealed that he was "stocking up" ahead of a long night's play and was "under immense pressure."