Spurs/Bolton

[blues2win]

For tonight we're all Bolton fans. As football fans we're all part of a wider football community.

[ross.mcfc]

Would be nice to have some more official confirmation on his condition, never convinced by sky sports' sources.

There has been nothing from the BBC and until they announce it I will not believe it.

Sky Sports had that snooker player pleading guilty according to Sky Sources. The same day he walked away scot free.

I watched Sky News on 7/7. They had four different stabs at the cause before the correct story comes out.

[feedthegreek]

Condition stable which means he's still alive thank god. Huge congratulations to the Spurs medical staff for acting so swiftly and apparently successfully.

brilliant news. Hopefully he'll be able to play football again.

there was a manager on 5live he used to play for orient something similar happened to him, he had a heart defect the docs told him to stop playing ,it would be like playing russian roulette with a gun to his head, so he stopped being a player, just glad to be alive.

[Wgs19]

Just like to send my best wishes to him and all his family , a very sad day !!!! Let's hope gods lookin out for him

[PeterParker]

The problem is that with every minute passed, it gets worst. He needs to wake up, because the stable condition doesn't help him.
With every minute he stays like this, the bigger the damage could be.

[halnone]

Just like to send my best wishes to him and all his family , a very sad day !!!! Let's hope gods lookin out for him

Somebody must be looking out for him after what happened today.
The news was looking bleak and I was fearing the worst.

But nothing is certain yet.
I hope he fully recovers.

[s1ty m]

The problem is that with every minute passed, it gets worst. He needs to wake up, because the stable condition doesn't help him.
With every minute he stays like this, the bigger the damage could be.

6 mins on the pitch getting CPR is worrying. Chuffed he is stable, no idea what that really means.

[PeterParker]

The problem is that with every minute passed, it gets worst. He needs to wake up, because the stable condition doesn't help him.
With every minute he stays like this, the bigger the damage could be.

6 mins on the pitch getting CPR is worrying. Chuffed he is stable, no idea what that really means.

They didn't say if he was awake in the ambulance, that may be the big problem. He can be stable, but if he is unconscious, his condition can change in a minute.

[s1ty m]

They didn't say if he was awake in the ambulance, that may be the big problem. He can be stable, but if he is unconscious, his condition can change in a minute.

Fingers crossed for the lad.

[Sheikhermaker]

The fact he is stable is good, but as has been said if he is unconscious it could mean he has suffered neurological damage as a result of the brain being starved of oxygenated blood. Really hope the lad pulls through this, hopefully some good will come of it in the form of all professional football players having regular ECGs and heart stress tests, after all its only a game.

[Chinners]

Fabrice Muamba collapses during Spurs-Bolton FA Cup tie
Bolton Wanderers midfielder Fabrice Muamba collapsed and stopped breathing during the FA Cup fifth-round tie against Tottenham.

Medics spent 10 minutes trying to resuscitate the 23-year-old on the field after he fell to the ground with no other players around him.

MUAMBA'S FACTFILE
•Born on 6 April 1988 in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo
•Progressed through Arsenal's youth academy, representing England at every level from under-16 to under-21
•Joined Birmingham in 2007, having been there on loan previously, then moved to Bolton the following year
•Appeared at the 2011 European Under-21 Championship in Denmark for England Under-21s, for whom he made 33 appearances
BBC Radio 5 live's Ian Dennis says the former England Under-21 international is fighting for his life.

The score was 1-1 when the match was abandoned after 41 minutes.

Medical staff gave Muamba mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and tried to revive him with a defibrillator. In total six medics were treating the player.

Both sets of supporters chanted Muamba's name as he was taken off the pitch on a stretcher. ESPN, who were broadcasting the match, reported that he was not breathing as he was taken into the tunnel.

Referee Howard Webb called the visibly shaken players off the field after consulting with Bolton manager Owen Coyle and Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp.

Minutes later the match was abandoned.

A Bolton spokesman said: "Fabrice Muamba has been taken to hospital following his collapse. There is no further information at this time."

The former Arsenal midfielder was accompanied in the ambulance by Coyle and club captain Kevin Davies.

PLAYERS' MESSAGES ON TWITTER
"Praying for you Fab. Hope he's OK. Thoughts with him and his family. For all those asking, I know as much as you do. Waiting anxiously for updates from teammates. Fab is a fighter!" Bolton midfielder Stuart Holden

"Pray for Fab. God willing he will pull through." Tottenham striker Jermain Defoe

"All our hearts with Fabrice Muamba, one of my closest friends at Bolton. I'm shocked, wishing him a fast recovery." Wigan's former Bolton goalkeeper Ali Al Habsi

"Hope Fabrice Muamba is OK. Praying for him and his family. Still in shock." Manchester United and England striker Wayne Rooney

"Doesn't matter who you support. Doesn't matter if you aren't a football fan. Doesn't matter if you aren't religious. Pray for Fabrice Muamba." Tottenham defender Kyle Walker

"I'm so sad about what happened to Fabrice Muamba today. Played with him for a couple of years. What a great guy. Always a smile on his face. Please Fabrice bring that smile back. My thoughts are with you and your lovely family!" Arsenal captain Robin van Persie
BBC Radio 5 live's chief football reporter Dennis, who was covering the game at White Hart Lane, witnessed medics rushing to aid Muamba.

"When the medical staff arrived his face was on the turf," he said.

"You could see them using a defibrillator and he was [electronically] charged on at least two occasions. Everyone could see Fabrice Muamba was fighting for his life.

"If he does pull through it will be down to the quick actions of the medics."

Soon after the incident, messages of support flooded in for the former Birmingham player.

Spurs' Rafael van der Vaart was one of those on the pitch when Muamba collapsed. He tweeted: "Terrible what happened with Muamba during the game. We're all praying for him."

England international Jack Wilshere, who played with Muamba at Bolton, wrote: "Hope Muamba is OK. Thoughts with him."

Middlesbrough defender Justin Hoyte, who played in the Arsenal youth team with Muamba, said: "I seriously hope my best friend in football is OK. Stay strong bro, please please stay strong. God is with you remember that."

Professional Footballers' Association chief executive Gordon Taylor said it was a "terrible thing to see for all the football family".

"This can happen on a pitch and [it is] one of the reasons why we insist all youngsters coming into the game have the ability to have heart screenings to avoid this happening," he said.

FA chairman David Bernstein said their thoughts and prayers were with Muamba and his family.

"Fabrice has played 33 times for England Under-21s, captaining Stuart Pearce's side during this time and is a player, and more importantly, a person we care greatly for," he said.

"We are in contact with Bolton Wanderers over Fabrice's condition and are awaiting updates."

Muamba joined Wanderers from Birmingham in 2008 and has made 148 appearances for the club.

[ross.mcfc]

On the BBC from Spurs.

Critically ill.

Not quite the same as stable like Sky have been broadcasting. Shameful.

[ruralblue]

Sadly in a & e or intensive care, stable doesn't mean very much at all. Statement out now saying critical condition which is worrying indeed. Hope to fuck he pulls through, whether he pulls on a jersey again or not that doesn't matter so long as he's ok. Just makes me numb shit like this.

[Dameerto]

I hope he pull through - I'm not sure how long it was between his incident and the first attempt at recuscitation but it couldn't have been more than a few minutes (that's going to be one crucial factor).

[Chopper]

Shit. This doesn't look good. My thoughts and prayers are with him and his family.

[DoomMerchant]

fucking depressing as shit. really hope the kid is okay. one second yr running around living yr life's dream playing a game for a living then whack! yr on yr back fighting for your life. it's a hard lesson to learn how fragile a thing it all is until we see someone and think "there but for the grace of god..." and it's a lesson we forget again until reminders like this.

good luck son.

[Superbia]

Thoughts and prayers for him and his family

[PeterParker]

Whatever the conclusion of this horrible incident is, and i really hope he will make it through, there must be huge changes on footballers regimes and medication. They need to be more caucious about the health problems that footballers have and most of all, they must take a huge interest in the youth department, were young lads take a lot of crappy medicamentation, which results are seen later, in their careers.

In this sport domain, that is football, the deaths are more often then in any other sport, including contact sports.


LE: Terrible : http://www.bwfc.co.uk/page/General/0,,1 ... 56,00.html

[Manx Blue]

Our thoughts with Muamba's family and of course BWFC.

SSN stating critically ill now (have been for a little while). The fact that he was stable meant that whilst he was badly I'll, the emergency services staff had a handle on the situation and he wasn't deteriorating

Finally, I notice there's been some "humour" regarding the situation tonight. We're all someones son or daughter...let's put all tribal issues to one side tonight. We're City fans and we have class... Let's keep it that way eh?

[Mike J]

hope to god he pulls through.

genuinely upsetting news.