Posted August 28, 200717 yr Nottingham Forest's Carling Cup tie at home to Leicester was abandoned at half-time after defender Clive Clarke collapsed in the dressing room. Paramedics rushed down the tunnel to attend to Clarke shortly after the half-time whistle. A Leicester spokesman said the player was receiving medical attention in an ambulance and was conscious. The restart was initially delayed before the referee called off the game, with Forest leading 1-0. Forest boss Colin Calderwood and Leicester manager Martin Allen then emerged from the tunnel to make an announcement to the crowd. Calderwood said: "We are afraid that due to the serious illness of a Leicester player both clubs have agreed to postpone the match." The Reds held a 1-0 lead over their east midlands counterparts courtesy of Junior Agogo's 31st-minute strike. from bbc sport I have been reading stuff on the bbc forum that the Nottingham fans have been boing and saying things like Leicster are cheating as they are losing. It really is disgusting people would do that. Edited August 29, 200717 yr by martyn
August 28, 200717 yr I have been reading stuff on the bbc forum that the Nottingham fans have been boing and saying things like Leicster are cheating as they are losing. It really is disgusting people would do that. absolutely disgusting behaviour if it's true considering the tragic news from Spain today :angry:
August 28, 200717 yr A Leicester spokesman said the player was receiving medical attention in an ambulance and was conscious. I'd say abandoning the match was a slight over reaction due to whats just happened in spain.
August 28, 200717 yr I'd say abandoning the match was a slight over reaction due to whats just happened in spain. I suspect it was partly due to the dreadful news from Spain. However, that's perfectly understandable and is no excuse for booing and accusations of cheating.
August 28, 200717 yr The guy probably had a heart attack by the sounds of things I would imagine the last thing the Leicester players wanted to think about was a bloody game of football when one of their team mates is fighting maybe for his life, the idea of cheating is absurd A game of football is secondary to the life of a team mate If the Leicester players were not in the right frame of mind to play then abandoning was the right thing
August 28, 200717 yr wots happend in spain? Player dead at 22 from a heart attack One of Spain's top defenders
August 28, 200717 yr oh i see... its only footy... c**p game for morons... no ones mentioned kelly sothertons bronze medal in the WORLD championships for the heptathlon, nor jenifer ennises 4th place... THATS what i call sporting acheivement, individuals being 3rd and 4th best in their sport IN THE WORLD.
August 28, 200717 yr Latest news is that he needed a defibrillator to restart his heart in the ambulance and might die so lets forget any of this cheating $h!t
August 28, 200717 yr Author oh i see... its only footy... c**p game for morons... no ones mentioned kelly sothertons bronze medal in the WORLD championships for the heptathlon, nor jenifer ennises 4th place... THATS what i call sporting acheivement, individuals being 3rd and 4th best in their sport IN THE WORLD. Wow did you major in not caring about people dieing or collapsing?
August 29, 200717 yr Author Leicester City chairman Milan Mandaric says defender Clive Clarke is making a good recovery after collapsing at half-time during a game on Tuesday. Clarke, 27, suffered two heart failures during the interval of their Carling Cup tie at Nottingham Forest and spent Tuesday evening "stable" in hospital. Mandaric said: "Encouragingly, Clive is improving and he's quite comfortable. It's important he just gets better." The game was abandoned and it will now take place on Tuesday 18 September. Forest were leading 1-0 at half-time through Junior Agogo, but both clubs decided to call the game off after Clarke was taken ill. He was treated with a defibrillator in the dressing-room and had regained consciousness by the time he was taken to the nearby Queens Medical Centre in an ambulance. Mandaric added: "It's a sad thing when you see a young man collapsing and getting down on the floor. "It wasn't something that anyone can accept easily but I think the most important thing now is that he gets out of hospital and gets on with his football." Foxes boss Martin Allen paid tribute to their medical staff for their quick treatment of Clarke at the City Ground. "I must say head physio Dave Rennie and sports scientist Damien Doyle were absolutely outstanding in coping and dealing with what was a traumatic and difficult situation," said Allen. "We are lucky both members of staff were on hand at such a difficult and testing time." Clarke's agent Gary Mellor told BBC Radio Stoke he did not know when the left-back would be released from hospital. "Clive is sitting up and talking and he is going to have more tests at the hospital on Wednesday afternoon," said Mellor. "They won't give us any idea as to when he will be released. They don't want to tell us anymore until they know exactly what happened. "It appears Clive's heart stopped twice and mouth-to-mouth didn't work so the paramedics had to use a defibrillator. "His family are very upset, especially after what happened with the Sevilla player Antonio Puerta dying recently. We just hope he's going to be OK." Leicester chief executive Tim Davies said all the club's thoughts were with the Republic of Ireland international and he also paid tribute to Forest. "When Clive went into the dressing-room he collapsed and was very seriously ill," said Davies. "This is the first time we are aware of anything happening to Clive. He was taken away in an ambulance to hospital and he did offer a few words in the ambulance. "Our thoughts and prayers are with Clive and his family, we hope he makes a speedy recovery. "I would like to say a big thank you to Nottingham Forest for dealing with the matter so fast and to [manager] Colin Calderwood, [chief executive] Mark Arthur and [chairman] Nigel Doughty for calling off the match so quickly. "We want to apologise to the fans who came here but I am sure they understand sometimes serious injuries are more important." Sunderland chairman Niall Quinn and manager Roy Keane also sent their best wishes to Clarke. "The Leicester and Forest officials reacted magnificently in the circumstances," said Quinn. "Our thoughts and prayers are still very much with Clive and his family and we wish him a speedy recovery." Keane added: "He's one of our players and fingers crossed, please God, he'll be OK. We wish him well." update from bbc sport
August 29, 200717 yr Wow did you major in not caring about people dieing or collapsing? people die everyday.... why should i 'care' about people i dont know? its not like a natural disaster or owt, nor a victim of crime. i dont like... in fact i detest, footy... so if a footy player snuffs it.... so wot!
August 29, 200717 yr Author people die everyday.... why should i 'care' about people i dont know? its not like a natural disaster or owt, nor a victim of crime. i dont like... in fact i detest, footy... so if a footy player snuffs it.... so wot! So the fact that two players in their 20's have suffered heart attacks, one of them proving to be fatal does nothing to you what so ever?
August 29, 200717 yr So the fact that two players in their 20's have suffered heart attacks, one of them proving to be fatal does nothing to you what so ever? nope.... why should it? they are complete strangers. its sad, but $h!t happens, and at 50 these events are nothing new to me. death is a reality of life, early death is sad, but thats life.
August 29, 200717 yr Author "one of the best (PFFT YEAH RIGHT!) music managers in the business" Why would it be in the sports forum if it was a music manager who has collapsed?
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