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Clive Clarke

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Chrysalis

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And what was posted last night about some guy questioning Martin?

It said there that he had 4 Failures.

Really gives some substance to that story now.

indeed

Geo V

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http://www.thisisstaffordshire.co.uk/displ...;pNodeId=159032

CLARKEY'S HAVING A MOAN - THAT'S A VERY GOOD SIGN

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09:30 - 02 September 2007

Clive Clarke's closest friends feared the worst when they first heard of his mystery collapse in front of shocked Leicester City colleagues this week.Gary Mellor, his agent and personal confidante for the best part of a decade, was watching the Carling Cup tie at Wolves when he took a phone call from Leicester boss Martin Allen.

"He was quite emotional," recalls Mellor. "He was asking for his next of kin and thought he was a gonner. But then the chief executive of Leicester rang me and said Clive was vomiting in the ambulance, which was a good sign.

"I was sat with Tony Pulis at Wolves and he offered to drive me straight back to Staffordshire to start sorting things out.

"Clarkey was one of my first players. I have always been more than just an agent to him, so it's obviously been an upsetting few days.

"It's been especially hard on his wife, Sally, and their 15-month old daughter, while Clarkey's parents have obviously flown in from Ireland.

"I've been to see him in hospital myself and he's able to walk around with one of those hospital gowns on and a drip attached to his arm.

"There is still a long way to go in his recovery, of course, but the good news is that he did a bit of moaning while I was there. That's always a good sign with Clarkey. "

He revealed that Stoke might have re-signed Clarke themselves before he joined Leicester on loan from Sunderland earlier this month.

But his career is now taking a firm back seat as attention is focussed on first establishing the cause of his heart stopping twice, then restoring him back to full health.

"We are just taking it one day at a time," says Mellor. "The priority at the moment has got to be his health and his family.

"He's undergone three days of tests to try and find the cause, but it remains a mystery.

"I can't understand it. He's always been fit and has undergone rigorous medicals without problems at West Ham, Sunderland and Leicester since leaving Stoke.

"He's been strapped to heart monitors and all sorts during that time, but nothing has shown up before now.

"Since being at Leicester they've had various fitness tests, and Clarkey was deemed to be in the top two or three fittest at the club. The whole thing is a mystery."

There was certainly no hint of the trauma to come as the Leicester players filed into their dressing room at half-time when 1-0 down at Forest in a cup tie destined to be abandoned in the circumstances.

"He was so lucky this happened in a game and not a training session," added Mellor, "because on Tuesday there were the paramedics and the defibrillator on hand to save him."

Leicester defender Patrick Kisnorbo was sitting next to Clarke when he first collapsed.

"He just stopped breathing," recalled Kisnorbo. "There was no pulse and then he turned white. We didn't think he was going to recover.

"Moments after he hit the floor our phsyio rushed in and called for a defibrillator. First he tried mouth-to-mouth, but he still had no pulse.

"All I could think of was his family and how they would feel if he didn't make it. I hope I never see anything like it ever again."

GARY Mellor and Stoke director Phil Rawlins are taking to the high road in Peru to raise money for the Douglas MacMillan Hospice.

The walking warriors are undertaking the famous and gruelling Inca Trail armed with nothing more than some strong boots and a two-man tent.

Their four-day, 50-mile trek begins on September 25 and anyone wishing to sponsor the intrepid duo should contact Beswick Solicitors in Hanley on (01782) 205000.

THERE's something about Stoke footballers and members of Take That. Last week, Rory Delap let it slip that he'd once seen Robbie Williams in the shower (after a testimonial game). Now Richard Cresswell tells us he celebrated his signature for Sheffield Wednesday some years ago by bumping into Mark Owen and spending the rest of the night on the town with the diminutive boy bander. What next? Jon Parkin driving Gary Barlow round his local golf course in that responsible manner of his?

GREAT credit goes to those Stoke supporters posting messages of condolences on the QPR fans' website following the death of their 18 year-old striker, Ray Jones, in a car crash last weekend.

Some 200 messages were sent by City supporters - more than from any other club apparently - in a show of support which should mend any recent rifts between fans following a few feisty on-field encounters in the past few seasons.

LEWIS Buxton, not Adam Rooney as originally stated, was the scorer of Stoke's second goal in the 3-1 reserve victory at Oldham.

Mikey

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I'm lucky to be here, says Clarke

Leicester defender Clive Clarke said that he feels lucky to be alive after collapsing at half-time during a game at Nottingham Forest on Tuesday.

Clarke, 27, was admitted to hospital after collapsing during the interval of the Carling Cup tie.

"I know I am extremely fortunate to be here," said Clarke.

"In the light of recent events involving footballers who have suffered heart attacks, I am the real lucky one, because I have survived."

When I was told what had happened, the blood drained from my body

Clive Clarke

The match at the City Ground was abandoned and will now be played on Tuesday 18 September.

Clarke's agent Gary Mellor said the player was treated with a defibrillator in the dressing-room.

Clarke, on loan at Leicester from Sunderland, had regained consciousness by the time he was taken to the nearby Queens Medical Centre in an ambulance.

And Clarke added: "I remember feeling a bit lethargic on the field in the first half, and I was involved in a collision with our goalkeeper Paul Henderson, which led to their goal.

"I sat quietly in a corner of the dressing room and felt a bit queasy. I can recall Patrick Kisnorbo talking to me, but it wasn't really registering. Then I just passed out.

"When I was told what had happened, the blood drained from my body. I just thought I could have been dead, and that I might never have seen my family again.

"When you think about Sevilla player Antonio Puerta (who collapsed last Saturday and died on Tuesday), it goes without saying that a day won't pass when I don't cherish every moment in my life."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/t...ity/6975021.stm

sunderland_fan_james

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Hi guys, I'm a Sunderland fan and can usually be found on our forum on the offical website but I do get around the ones from other clubs occasionally.

This is my first visit here though and I think its obvious why, I was pretty touched by everyones concern on here and to be honest I really hope Clarke can make it at Leicester he is a decent left back and unfortunately never made the grade at our place but given a second chance I'm sure he'll come good.

Ps. just on a side note does anyone here remember a youth team player and reserves captain called Michael Savage? He went through the youth set up with Jordan Stewart and Matty Piper? Just wondering what you all thought of him as a player because he was my best mate at school and out of it. I always thought he was a realy quality centre half who had a promising career ruined by injury.

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Hi guys, I'm a Sunderland fan and can usually be found on our forum on the offical website but I do get around the ones from other clubs occasionally.

This is my first visit here though and I think its obvious why, I was pretty touched by everyones concern on here and to be honest I really hope Clarke can make it at Leicester he is a decent left back and unfortunately never made the grade at our place but given a second chance I'm sure he'll come good.

Ps. just on a side note does anyone here remember a youth team player and reserves captain called Michael Savage? He went through the youth set up with Jordan Stewart and Matty Piper? Just wondering what you all thought of him as a player because he was my best mate at school and out of it. I always thought he was a realy quality centre half who had a promising career ruined by injury.

thanks for posting.

it can really put things in perspective when somthing serious happens to a player doesnt it? we're all just glad that he is ok and lovely to hear he is on the mend, is walking around and starting to moan!!! good luck this season and hopefully will meet you next season ( in the prem i hope!)

dont remember micheal savage- sorry.

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Simon

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Good to see him give his first interview for Sky Sports News, he seems o.k and hopefully he will be 100% soon.

Didn't see the interview, but that's good to hear about. Would have thought it would be a long time before he was home, but he's managed that already too! Good lad! :)

Unabomber

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Didn't see the interview, but that's good to hear about. Would have thought it would be a long time before he was home, but he's managed that already too! Good lad! :)

Yeah he seemed o.k and was laughing and joking in some parts. I doubt he will ever play again, as he would need insurance etc, but best of luck to him. :thumbup:

Geo V

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Graet to hear. I suppose its still too early for any announcement on his future isnt it?

I know this may seem harsh but its not meant to be, but when a player is injured when on loan does he get sent back?

lookwhaticando

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Graet to hear. I suppose its still too early for any announcement on his future isnt it?

I know this may seem harsh but its not meant to be, but when a player is injured when on loan does he get sent back?

In many cases, yes, the player returns to the parent club for rehabilitation.

I imagine Clarke will "return" to Sunderland, if he hasn't already... depending on his outlook. If he won't be playing again in the next couple of months, he'll probably return. If his outlook is a bit more positive, he may stay in Leicester.

David O'Leary

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In many cases, yes, the player returns to the parent club for rehabilitation.

I imagine Clarke will "return" to Sunderland, if he hasn't already... depending on his outlook. If he won't be playing again in the next couple of months, he'll probably return. If his outlook is a bit more positive, he may stay in Leicester.

I hope he does I thought he was a cracking player

Thracian

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Yeah he seemed o.k and was laughing and joking in some parts. I doubt he will ever play again, as he would need insurance etc, but best of luck to him. :thumbup:

Am I the only one who thinks it disgusting that someone who has suffered health problems should be denied the chance to play professional football because of insurance?.

Why the hell is it so much worse to get ill on a football pitch than at the top of some stairs in a nursing home?

People who are/have been ill - especially those over 70 - have been effectively turned into second class citizens by today's so-called caring society and are denied so many things which could be avoided simply by their signing a liability disclaimer.

Why should insurance companies have the power to affect people's livelihoods and their enjoyment of life.

What with the nanny state coming out with the notion that people who have paid into the health service for years might not be treated if their lifestyle doesn't meet with approval and the ever-increasing penalising of anyone who gets ill with an increasingly wide range of bogey ailments, it wouldn't surprise me if eventually people soon become inelligible for insurance should they ever get ill or the country declares that getting ill is illegal anyway and subject to an on-the-spot fine.

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Am I the only one who thinks it disgusting that someone who has suffered health problems should be denied the chance to play professional football because of insurance?.

Why the hell is it so much worse to get ill on a football pitch than at the top of some stairs in a nursing home?

People who are/have been ill - especially those over 70 - have been effectively turned into second class citizens by today's so-called caring society and are denied so many things which could be avoided simply by their signing a liability disclaimer.

Why should insurance companies have the power to affect people's livelihoods and their enjoyment of life.

What with the nanny state coming out with the notion that people who have paid into the health service for years might not be treated if their lifestyle doesn't meet with approval and the ever-increasing penalising of anyone who gets ill with an increasingly wide range of bogey ailments, it wouldn't surprise me if eventually people soon become inelligible for insurance should they ever get ill or the country declares that getting ill is illegal anyway and subject to an on-the-spot fine.

I don't see why not having life insurance would stop him from playing, he's only risking his own life. Whose to say he hasn't already got life insurance from before his heart attack? I don't claim to be an expert but this seems like a non-issue to me.

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