I am, of course, hoping the kid pulls through and he is able to play again in the future, but it does not sound good to me. Keep fighting fella.
Hope the lad recovers from this! Doesn't sound good, but we have to keep the faith that he'll be ok. I saw it live on the tele and was in shock :/. Thoughts and prayers with Muamba and his family! Hope to see him at the KC one day.
Best of luck to the geezer. Hopefully the longer we go without bad news the more likely we are to hear good news
Same here, the lad must be a fighter, am praying he pulls through and when I wake up in the morning then there's some good news.
Gary Linekar on Match of the Day said something similar to this at the opening of the show when they took a moment to report on this tradegy before starting on the PL games highlights. I couldnt believe on ESPN how their commentator, Jon Champion, just started reeling off the names of footballers who have died on the pitch. Tasteless. At least Kevin Keegan handled the situation better back in their studio.
Still critically ill and in intensive care, though I assume the prognosis improves if he makes it through the first 24 hours. Finger crossed.
I don't know what they actually were saying, but if it were done properly keeping the show going would have been the best thing to do. I'm not entirely sure how I'd fill the airtime, but I think generally people would want to be getting the latest news on him in the hope it was good news, rather than having them just saying they hoped he'd be alright, now here's highlights of the 1970 FA Cup Final which will be followed by a return to scheduled programming.
It does improve however I doubt he will be the same player if he manages to play again it will be a miracle. The amount of time his heart stopped for would lead to a high chance of hypoxic brain injury. The severity would depend on how long it took for his blood to get back to his brain after CPR. It is entirely feasible that he would loose a high proportion of his motor functions aswell as his cognitive functions.
Not sounding very good! Two-Hour Battle To Restart Muamba's Heart It took nearly two hours to restart Fabrice Muamba's heart after he collapsed in cardiac arrest on the pitch, it has emerged as he remains in a "critical condition". The hospital treating the Bolton midfielder after the shocking collapse during a live televised FA Cup tie has said the footballer remains in intensive care. The 23-year-old's status was announced in a joint statement by staff at the London Chest Hospital and his team, Bolton Wanderers. The statement confirmed that Muamba had suffered a heart attack on the pitch at 6.11pm during his club's sixth round match against Tottenham Hotspur. There were no players around him at the time. It told how medics fought to save him for an extended time on the field and had to continue the battle for his life on the way to hospital. Muamba's heart finally started working when he reached the London Chest Hospital at 8pm. He has since been anaesthetised in intensive care and doctors say he will remain that way for at least 24 hours. The game, at Tottenham's White Hart Lane stadium, was being watched live by millions of television viewers around the world on Saturday evening. Together with 36,000 fans in the ground, they watched in horror as medics struggled to bring Muamba round. Outside the hospital during the night, Bolton manager Owen Coyle said the next 24 hours would be "absolutely crucial" and urged people to pray for the player's recovery. He told Sky News: "We've obviously been inundated with people wishing him well and we hope that if everybody can pray strongly tonight that Fabrice is able to recover. "It's very serious. There's no getting away from that. He's critically ill and God willing he makes it through." Bolton said in a statement: "(We) can confirm that Fabrice Muamba has been admitted to the heart attack centre at London Chest Hospital where he is currently in a critically ill condition in intensive care. "No further information will be issued at this stage. The club has requested the media to respect his family's privacy at this time." Muamba collapsed suddenly as the game was approaching half time. The crowd fell silent as Mr Coyle ran on to the pitch to see what had happened. He could be heard shouting: "He just collapsed!" Shocked players looked on in disbelief as the former England Under 21 star was treated with a defibrillator for several minutes before being stretchered off wearing an oxygen mask. World Cup referee Howard Webb abandoned the game with the score at 1-1. As the message was relayed around the stadium fans applauded and chanted Muamba's name before solemnly filing out of the stadium. Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore said: "The thoughts of the Premier League, its clubs and players are with Fabrice Muamba, his family and Bolton Wanderers. "We would like to praise the players, match officials, coaching staff and medical teams of both clubs at White Hart Lane for their swift actions in attending Fabrice. "The league would also like to commend the compassion shown by the fans of Bolton Wanderers and Tottenham Hotspur." Bolton's match against Aston Villa on Wednesday has been postponed. Muamba was born in Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of Congo) and came to Britain as a political refugee. He has also played for Arsenal and Birmingham City. On his Twitter account he describes himself as the "proud dad" of Joshua Jeremiah. He became engaged to girlfriend Shauna Magunda on Valentine's Day. Before the match Muamba took to Twitter to express his excitement over the tie. Using the username @fmuamba, he tweeted: "Just reach white hart lane. #COYW lets have it now." Other Premier League footballers posted messages on the website after his collapse. Arsenal and England midfielder Jack Wilshere, who played with Muamba at Bolton, wrote: "Hope Muamba is okay. Thoughts with him." Manchester United star Rio Ferdinand wrote: "Come on Fabrice Muamba, praying for you." England striker Wayne Rooney wrote: "Hope fabrice muamba is ok. Praying for him and his family. Still in shock." Muamba's team-mate Stuart Holden, added: "Still praying for Fab, the guy is a fighter on and off the field. We love you bro." Tottenham forward Rafael Van Der Vaart, who was on the pitch when Muamba collapsed, wrote on Twitter: "Terrible what happened with Muamba during the game. We're all praying for him." Former football manager and pundit David Pleat, who was watching the game, said Muamba's arms were seen to "jerk", which he described as "terribly traumatic" and "eerie". He said Muamba, who played for England all the way through Under 16s to Under 21s, was a good athlete. Mr Pleat said players were tested rigorously for heart and other problems frequently, adding: "But these things can be genetic and you never know. "The only thing that makes us sit up and think tonight is there are many things more important than football and what's happened tonight is far more important than football."
As long as they were able to quickly administer oxygen to his brain then his heart having stopped for two hours isn't the biggest of issues (other than the potential for reoccurrence).
This, as long as CPR is underway within around 2 minutes from the collapse there is little chance of brain damage, however the chance of reoccurence means I doubt he will play again but I hope by some miracle he can continue his career at some point.
I felt sorry for Keegan, Barnes and the blonde woman (don't know her name). They were obviously all very upset yet they had to talk and continue the show for about half an hour.
Rebecca Lowe. She appeared on Sky Sports News not long afterwards from pitch side too and was still shaken. I have no idea why ESPN were on air for so long afterwards and why they had their staff continue talking in such a difficult situation. At one point, they went from the commentary box, to the studio, back to the commentary box, why? They put their commentator Jon Champion in a very awkward situation.
I've just heard the dad of one of the Kilmarnock players had a heart attack just after they beat Celtic in the Cup Final today as well. The news got to them while they were celebrating on the pitch and the player went running down the tunnel to be with him. They've not released an update yet.
Sky Sports News ‏ @SkySportsNews Fabrice Muamba's heart is now beating without medication and his arms & legs have shown movement.
