Surgery concern over Rotherham United's Joe Rafferty

The right-back damaged his hand as he took a tumble during stoppage time in the last-day League One clash at Wycombe Wanderers yesterday as the home side bagged a last-gasp goal to condemn the relegated Millers to a 3-2 defeat.

"He's got a very serious injury from the incident, which I felt was a foul on him before the winning goal," said Clark who is waiting to hear if he will be kept on as boss now that his short-term appointment has come to an end.

"When you see the state of his hand, you can imagine that it was a foul. It is in a bad way and could be broken. It could need surgery."

Rafferty appeared to be tripped by a Wycombe player as he raced to make a tackle on Micah Olabiyi as the teenager was shaping to take a match-clinching shot.

The 32-year-old, who was immediately replaced by Jordan Hugill, at Adams Park, has been with Rotherham for two years.

Clark confirmed last Wednesday that the defender had played enough matches this season to trigger a 12-month extension clause in a contract that would otherwise have been due to expire.

Right-back/wing-back Denzel, just back from a three-month spell on the sidelines, had been due to start against the Chairboys but pulled out two hours before kick-off.

"The hamstring that he's had the issue with wasn't feeling 100 per cent," Clark said.

Meanwhile, the Geordie sent a message to Rotherham supporter Tom Horton who required treatment from the emergency services in the away end during the first half and was later allowed to travel home with members of his family.

"I would just like to send my best wishes to him," said Clark. "I've had a bit of news to say that he's okay, so that's really important for us. It's the most important thing today. You don't want to go to a football match and see that. Thankfully he's recovered from that incident.

"We appreciate him being part of a group of fantastic people. The supporters of this club have been absolutely amazing since I came in. In the five weeks or so that I've been here, they've shown that they're really special.

"They've supported me through some tough times in my personal life (the death of his mother-in-law) and that will never be forgotten. They've just been outstanding. Even though there's the horrible situation of us going down, it's made me always have a place in my heart for this club."