Scottish footballers show Stranraer star incredible support by donating to £9k knee op fund after horror injury

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Stranraer star Paul Woods admits he has been blown away by his fellow footballers rallying round to raise funds for a knee operation, following a horror injury earlier this month.The 36-year-old winger, who hails from East Kilbride, damaged his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), medial collateral ligament (MCL) and posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) when he collided with a team-mate during Stranraer’s win over Forfar on October 29 and requires surgery on his left knee to ensure his future mobility.The devastating injury – which saw Woods stretchered off and requiring oxygen – has left the electrical engineer and father-of-two unable to do his regular day job, but he has been put on light duties working from home, where he is also caring for fourth-month-old son Noah and elder son Flynn, 4.Affable "Woodsy" is a hugely popular figure across the game and, since his injury, a host of current and former team-mates including Scott Agnew, David Galt, Bryan Wharton, Craig Reid, Jamie Longworth, Sean Winter and Barry Russell have joined numerous others in donating to a Just Giving page setup by Stranraer supporters, which has so far raised almost £4,000 of its £9,000 target.A bucket collection during Stranraer’s win over Stenhousemuir on Saturday also brought in £382 from generous fans.With the country in the grip of a cost of living crisis, the former East Kilbride and Queen’s Park hero has been stunned by the support he has received.But he says he may still be able to get an operation on the NHS sooner rather than later, and may not require to go for private treatment.Woods said: “It is very kind of people, with everything that is going on in the world right now with the cost of living crisis.“With Christmas coming up as well,