Brow-beaten Darren Tends His Wounds

One In The Eye For Former Defender

In more than two years as a Wolves player in the 1990s, Darren Simkin never missed a day’s training because of injury. Just over a month before his 40th birthday, though, he has revealed how a recent mishap cost him a possible appearance in the National Fire Service Championships. And the misfortune was nothing to do with the obvious perils of his job in the emergency services.