The only poles I’ll be going near for a while are crutches
Connor left in agony as a giant flag he climbed up gives way, forcing him to miss headliners Kasabian
A MUSIC fan who climbed a huge flag pole at the TRNSMT festival injured his leg when it gave way and sent him crashing to the ground.
Connor McNeill joked that his crutches will be “the only poles I’ll be going anywhere near for a while”.
Video footage showed him climbing to the top of the pole as thousands cheered him on during the music festival at Glasgow Green.
But his stunt on Saturday night went wrong when the 20ft flag pole gave way and toppled to the ground.
As Connor, from Tullibody, Clackmannanshire, sat on the grass, he winced in pain and asked his friends if his face had gone white.
But they showed no mercy, poking fun at him for missing headliners Kasabian because he was “showing off ”.
Connor told paramedics: “I was holding on to the pole and landed on my ankle and the pole hit my head.”
As he was led away to the first aid area by wheelchair, he joked: “VIP here I come.”
Connor said yesterday: “It seemed like a good idea at the time. What a buzz it was.
“But I wish I hadn’t done it and ruined the rest of the festival for myself.
“Ten people attempted it before me and failed so I had to show them how it was done.
“Anyone is capable of anything when drink is involved and it was my first festival.
“The publicity I’ve received has made the whole situation – and the pain I’m in – that little bit more bearable.
“I’m annoyed I missed Kasabian. I heard 10 minutes from the A&E tent.”