Dartford player-manager Ben Greenhalgh pleased by the support shown to injured defender Joe Tennent

Ben Greenhalgh has been heartened by the love shown to Dartford defender Joe Tennent.

The centre-back suffered facial fractures in the 3-0 home loss to Welling last month and has had surgery for cheekbone reconstruction.

The Darts stated they will “explore official channels following the incident”, with footage viewed millions of times on social media.

The club have sent the FA their reports and evidence, although player-boss Greenhalgh’s primary concern remains with his player.

“We don't want to get too involved in calling players out, calling teams out,” said Greenhalgh. “We just need things to be done properly and treated properly.

“The reality is the video has been posted out there for the sake of Joe and he's been shown how much he is loved in the game of non-league, which is absolutely brilliant for him because so many people get in contact with you.

“Don't get me wrong, he doesn't want to be in the position he's in, but sometimes when you see so many people wishing you well, that in itself is a testament to a good non-league career.

“That's something that I think any player should strive towards.

“The reality is, like we said, we're not going to start calling out what needs to happen to Welling and situations like that.

“We just wanted to make it aware of what did happen and that players need protecting on the pitch.

“No player should come to a game on Saturday at three o'clock and have to have the next three months of his whole life completely affected.

“Again, don't get me wrong, I’m saying three months because we're hoping that he can come back in three months.

“But the reality is, when you have a fracture to your eye, fracture to your cheekbone, displaced cheekbone as well, nothing's ever going to be the same