The news seems to be good and that he's now in a stable condition. I was following this on Twitter and was struck by a couple of things - the decency of 99.9% of people tweeting and the impeccable behaviour of Spurs fans when the game was called off. But perhaps inevitably, some utter tools have tweeted really hateful things about the unfortunate players. A couple of them are named and shamed here: http://thisismyengland.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/best-and-worst-in-people.html
Just got back from the match. Absolutely horrifying scenes on the pitch, but the Spurs fans made me proud, I saw nothing but concern from the whole crowd.
He's just had a heart attack, so he's obviously going to be in intensive care. The fact they have got him through the initial attack, and restarted his heart means we should be confident he will pull through. Stay strong Fab.
From a neutral fan who was watching the game on TV I would like to say just how impressed I was, and no doubt many others around the country were, with all Spurs fans at the game yesterday. Football fans are often stereo typed as mindless thugs who have no compassion or understanding. Your behaviour and respect during the awful scenes at The Lane were as emotional to watch as the events on the pitch itself. Well done - you were a credit to your club and football as a whole.
Looks like the chap from Swansea won't be getting away with it: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-17416472
Best wishes to Muamba and his family but I guess his will be a long recovery if he actually does make it. Having ones heart stop for two hours is likely to do irreprable damage to the brain by starving it of oxygen. However, this thread is about a football match and it's about time the football side of things moves on, does anyone know when the 'replay' will be played? I would guess Wednesday the 29th but I haven't heard anything yet.
If your heart stops for 2 hours, you will be dead. They kept it going artificially and therefore oxygen will get to the brain. As long as this happened quickly enough he may have a reasonable recovery. Sadly is unlikely to play again, but there is hope he can live a normal life.
When he recovered, Ruben De La Red moved into real's coaching and backroom staff - with an eye on moving into management. Muamba could certainly have a future at the club in the coaching side of things, and at a guess the club will (rightly) keep paying him a wage until the time comes.
De La Red...i know we were linked with him were we not?...so that is what happened to him too..poor fellow. Whilst we were waiting for the decision yesterday at the ground it was unbelievable how quickly the emotion of rivalry,wanting to win..etc disapeared within minutes and i was glad i could just come home and not have another half to watch. i cant reiterate enough how proud i am to be a Spurs fan after the way everyone humbled themselves...The North Stand was shaking with chants of 'cmon you Spurs' which soon became 'Fabrice Muamba'. Seven Sisters road was full of Spurs fans and amongst chatter with regards to the health of Muamba all we could hear were chants of 'Fabrice Muamba'....nobody was grumpy,nobody was cursing their bad luck for not being able to watch the match....i myself am from West Yorkshire and made the 400 mile round trip...a tragic trip however a damn proud trip to be part of the crowd that did football proud..and a crowd that belongs to us the Spurs fans. i suppose it was just moving to be united with people who show compassion to life for life's sake with no conditions attached..something you struggle to see nowadays it seems in todays society. it was surreal yesterday evening and on the way back and as today has passed it has began to sink in more and more. Get well soon Fabrice Muamba. COME ON YOU SPURS!
Hmm... that guy is a ****, but what does it say about free speech if such a comment warrants a visit to the police station?
It says, quite rightly, that there are limitations. As Drogs says, the comment was racist and that is illegal. The Muamba aspect will probably add 50% to the sentence though and he is now unemployable. So good Saturday night for him then.
Right, I'm not familiar with the laws there about racist remarks but even that seems a really bad way to fight racism. Repressing people's views has rarely been effective in combating the root problem. I know there are limitations in freedom of speech even in western countries, but in principle it should be about comments that are aimed to incite mobs etc.; what this guy said was a tasteless insult more than anything. The type of insult you hear everyday--if not race related--aimed at people with differing ideologies, tastes, political views etc. That's why it seems more like knee-jerk legislation as opposed to something based on a sound principle.
If what he said wasn't designed to stir up race hate, then I don't know what would. Absolutely proper use of the law and the fact that this will follow him around means he will be severly punished. Rightly.
