Mellor's Upton Park boss, Alan Pardew, has made clear his intention to bring the issue of bladed boots to the F.A following an incident that he believes would have been easily avoided if the opposing player had wore studs.
Pardew, speaking to the Hammer's official website, said: "It is something I am going to contact the FA about; I know they have had problems with them before. Some clubs have banned them and certainly I think they need to be looked at. There is no way he would have got that injury with studs, I am sure of it.
"He has taken a tackle and almost been cut open, which I only believe can happen with blades. With studs he might have had some indentation in his leg but in the old days you would get a really sore area where the holes from the boot contact with your shin or whatever, but not the sort of laceration that Neil incurred.
"I know the FA are looking at it and they will get a report from me about it."