Faversham Town manager Tommy Warrilow fears the worst after Frannie Collin is injured during FA Cup third qualifying round defeat at Ebbsfleet United

Faversham Town fear Frannie Collin has ruptured his Achilles tendon during their FA Cup exit at Ebbsfleet United.

The former Maidstone and Tonbridge man came on with 15 minutes left at Stonebridge Road.

But he lasted only two minutes before going down in agony and was swiftly stretchered off the field.

“Fran went on and snapped his Achilles,” said Warrilow, immediately after the game. “He’s on his way to the hospital now. He walked on literally two minutes earlier.

“I said to Fran when he was trying to get up, ‘you can't get up’.

“That's why I wanted to go on to see what was wrong with him because we did hear something and obviously what we heard was that.

“They are such a painful and terrible injury so now he's on his way to the hospital.

“For me, that's the downside because he's been brilliant for us.

“He's not played a lot of games but having him around the place with his experience and all that, he's helping the lads out. He's been fantastic.”

Warrilow revealed that Collin has only just returned from injury his other Achilles.

“He’s done the other one, that's the thing,” said Warrilow. “He's had a road back and he's done that one so I’m just gutted.”

Collin’s injury was the biggest blow on a day when Faversham earned plenty of praise for a spirited display.

It looked like the visitors could get blown away by their full-time hosts as Ebbsfleet dominated the early stages and led 2-0 just past the half-hour.

But Faversham got a goal back on the stroke of half-time and ensured a far from smooth passage for a team that ply their trade two divisions higher.

“There's nothing wrong with coming in and saying that they were just knocking it about and I felt the boys were giving a little bit too much respect,” said Warrilow.

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