There is news from the London Chest Hospital in Bethnel Green and the Bolton Football club that Fabrice Muamba appears to be making some progress.
Bolton manager Owen Coyle addresses press outside London Chest Hospital.
This is the joint statement issued tonight:
“Fabrice Muamba remains in intensive care at The London Chest Hospital. He is continuing to show signs of improvement this evening.”
“He is currently able to breathe independently without the aid of a ventilator. He has also been able to recognise family members and respond to questions appropriately.”
“These are all positive signs of progress. However, his condition remains serious and our medical staff in intensive care will continue to monitor and treat him.”
“His family and club would like to thank the media for continuing to respect their privacy at this time.”
In these situations people are warned not to get over-optimistic, but Bolton sources have told Press Association Sport that the 23-year-old has made considerable progress, and the signs are looking positive for the player.
23 year-old Zaire born Patrice Muamba
And Bolton FC have pointed out that it is not unknown for patients to plateau at this stage, and that Patrice Muamba remains in critical condition, but these are certainly hopeful signs.
We continue to hope and pray the 23 year-old will come out of this okay.
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70 responses so far ↓
1 pengy // Mar 19, 2012 at 9:51 PM
Fantastic news, hope he makes a full recovery and bolton can stay up for him.
2 MagpiesFlyHigh // Mar 19, 2012 at 9:51 PM
here’s hoping
3 t00ntime // Mar 19, 2012 at 10:00 PM
will he still play football for bolton afterwards? I would understand if he hung his boots up
4 rich_toonfan // Mar 19, 2012 at 10:05 PM
sure it will depend on the cause of his cardiac arrest…had a specialist saying its unlikely to be a heart attack so if an underlying condition he might not be able to risk it again
5 thepict // Mar 19, 2012 at 10:05 PM
This is positive news. Hope he recovers.
6 Marty-Toon // Mar 19, 2012 at 10:07 PM
Get well lad,been praying for ya.
May the lord take ya through this ok
7 pbNcl // Mar 19, 2012 at 10:07 PM
Everybody’s rootin for ya Muamba son, your in good hands.
I think we’re havin a crackin season, I’m not too bothered if we play scrappy games and grind out a result by the skin of our teeth. That’s competition for ya, I don’t share the arsenal philosophy of ”attractive” football. You see the demba lad’s's goals this year, ben arfa, and the odd belta goal from gutierrez and raylor, and I’m a happy lad. We do have class, but were gritty bas*ards. We’ve been kickin around the top all season and I’m chuffed to bits
Rootin for qpr this wed big time! Come on barton lad do us a favour haha
8 Ruddy Marveaux-lous // Mar 19, 2012 at 10:08 PM
Think for the sake of his young family, Fabrice would much rather that he just lives. Whether he is able to play football again is irrelevant. Apparently he is an intelligent young man so I think he will be ok.
Let’s hope he pulls through
9 Toon Tang // Mar 19, 2012 at 10:10 PM
no way will he play footy again . not a chance . any history of serious heart problems such as this and they tell ya to take it easy with only really light exercise. 90 minute of midfield battling aint taking it easy haha
get well soon anyways eh
10 reverend-of-toon // Mar 19, 2012 at 10:14 PM
Fab news (excuse the pun lol) I hope he can remain in foota in some way as he can be a positive infulence on the younger players in English game as a whole.
11 nufc786 // Mar 19, 2012 at 10:36 PM
tough as nails that lad wish him a speedy recovery
12 Tsunki // Mar 19, 2012 at 10:46 PM
If the lad gets through this alright being alive will be enough of a shining career I would think. He should be able to retire and still be part of the football world in some way.
13 jimmymagpie // Mar 19, 2012 at 10:50 PM
Just been told that it is hitting the press tomorrow that Chelsea are to pay £30m for 2 Ncle players, believed to be Tiote and Krul.
14 t00ntime // Mar 19, 2012 at 10:52 PM
I first of all hope he recovers of course
I was only wondering about the football thing cause I wudnt like to see it happen again but also dont want him to be unhappy thinking what cud of become of me if it didnt happen
had a friend who was paralyzed in a motorbiking incident (only one arm but still) making it almost impossible to ride a bike, he was very good, weather he wud of made it to the prof’s is another question but he got very depressed thinking about what he could of become if he didnt get on the bike that day. (he is alright and happy now)
I’m sure like tsunki said he can get a job somewhere in the football industry, when he recovers!
15 Tsunki // Mar 19, 2012 at 10:53 PM
Hmmmm. Who told you that jimmymagpie? Is that a joke? Can’t see us dropping back to our reserve keeper and we dont really have a replacement for Tiote lined up. Unless we get swapsies
16 t00ntime // Mar 19, 2012 at 10:55 PM
@jimmy and they will be told where to get off, krul is worth atleast 10 and tiote 15/20 ATLEAST
MA knows how much money chelski have and how much they blow on sh1te (torres) so he will want more then 30mil…
17 jimmymagpie // Mar 19, 2012 at 10:55 PM
Tsunki – It is in the press tomorrow, the Independent, amongst others. They state that Ashley is a Chelsea fan and a friend of Abramovich.
18 ochytoon // Mar 19, 2012 at 10:56 PM
Jimmymagpie
I see you’re back with your bullsh*t rumours again.
MESSAGE TO EVERYONE WHO DOESN’T REMEMBER THIS GUY, ALL HIS RUMOURS ARE COMPLETE TOSH, DON’T THINK HE GOT A SINGLE ONE RIGHT IN THE SUMMER.
19 jimmymagpie // Mar 19, 2012 at 10:58 PM
Krul is the one I don’t want to lose – how many points has that lad won for this club this season? I have seen Elliott in a few reserve games, and the thought of him playing in the Premier League horrifies me.
20 jimmymagpie // Mar 19, 2012 at 11:01 PM
Ochytoon – look again mate – got them all right. Barton ? Noble? Carroll? Enrique? Confusing me with somebody else. Read tomorrow – if you can, or, read the latest tweets from Mark Douglas, he’s obviously seen the same story – there is even a picture of Krul attached to the story!
21 pbNcl // Mar 19, 2012 at 11:04 PM
We all know Krul won’t go, he’s proper commited like. He’s one of us. Chelsea have been sniffing round tank for ages its old news. I’m not sure he’s a ship jumper, I’ve always thought he’s settled well and by no means are chelsea gonna offer 30m for Tiote alone. Cos that’s what it would need for ashley to listen. Daft cash
22 ochytoon // Mar 19, 2012 at 11:05 PM
jimmy
Don’t want to accuse you of being someone your not but I believe I and a few other members had multiple run ins with you during last January/summer transfer windows. My sincerest apologies if it was not you but I can’t be certain it wasn’t.
23 rich_toonfan // Mar 19, 2012 at 11:07 PM
they both have 5 years left on contracts so ball in our court, we can demand silly fee’s if they go
and tiote for over £20mil is amazing, he fouls too much and looses possession in our half a lot…..best we have but can be replaced
24 jimmymagpie // Mar 19, 2012 at 11:09 PM
Ochy – I haven’t indulged in any gossip since last march, when after telling you that Carroll would leave in January, I told you that Noble, Barton, nd Enrique would leave in the summer, and because I got such abuse, I haven’t divulged anything since. What I have said above is being reported in the press tomorrow – I haven’t claimed it to be true or otherwise, because I don’t know.
25 jimmymagpie // Mar 19, 2012 at 11:11 PM
Rich – to be totally controversial, I thought that Perch was our man of the match in the Tiote role yesterday.
26 davybtoon // Mar 19, 2012 at 11:11 PM
It is in the paper tomorrow but so what doesn’t mean it’s gonna happen when will u ppl learn, how many players the paper linked us with since jan how many we signed none
27 pbNcl // Mar 19, 2012 at 11:12 PM
If were sellin the likes of gosling, guthrie, alan smith etc etc… Then it wouldn’t make sense to sell arguably one of the best dm in europe to our opposition. When our financial position looks so strong. I don’t buy into the ”ashley’s just in it for the cash” anymore so I think it would take a daft offer and even then I’m not so sure.
28 JAMSHA // Mar 19, 2012 at 11:12 PM
great news on the lad. prayn he recovers very soon
29 t00ntime // Mar 19, 2012 at 11:13 PM
@rich just need to wait for us to starting passing! when AP can settle benny cabaye ba and cisse (if we keep em) they will all shine including tiote.
AP said hopefully raylor will be back for liverpool, that cant be nice for ben arfa lol who did good/great last 2 games and is now pretty much been told when raylors back ur on the bench :S
30 ToonDownSouth // Mar 19, 2012 at 11:13 PM
All jimmy did was post tomorrows headline. Didn’t make anything up.
But lets be real here, the papers have had Tiote to Chelsea about 20 times since he joined us. And already joining Spurs and Liverpool.
31 davybtoon // Mar 19, 2012 at 11:13 PM
N I will tell u why it’s crap bcoz Chelsea hav an amazing young keeper on loan at athletico Madrid
32 Tsunki // Mar 19, 2012 at 11:14 PM
Best credit I can give this rumour is that players agents are cranking up, rival top of the table clubs are stirring the large pot of boiling crap, or the fishing has begun by the media in the same way as the ‘Clausegate’ scandal with Ba, whcih while I mention it, will be regurgitated again without doubt. If this does appear in newsprint, remember to cut it into squares and pierce a hole through the corners for the string to thread through.
33 MacToon // Mar 19, 2012 at 11:14 PM
Good news about Muamba and hopefully he’ll continue his fight for recovery. We’re all routing for you.
that American on twitter, Walken4GOP should be strung up to be honest, he’s an embarrassment to the human race.
Jimmymagpie’s right that it is being talked about by Douglas on twitter and looks like it’s in the papers tomorrow.
An interesting point though, Chelsea haven’t got a permenent manager so who’s buying them….. Abramovich? lol, the worlds gone mad… oh it’s ‘cos Ashley’s a Chelsea fan ofc!
34 Ruddy Marveaux-lous // Mar 19, 2012 at 11:15 PM
Ah the whole “we’re selling our best players” crap has come early. I would have least thought that the scare mongerers would have had the courtesy to wait until the summer before bringing the rest of us down.
35 ToonDownSouth // Mar 19, 2012 at 11:15 PM
* And Krul is already joining Spurs and Liverpool.
36 davybtoon // Mar 19, 2012 at 11:17 PM
U lot need to learn that if it’s in a paper it doesn’t mean it’s true, if that’s the case we already have 20 players signed for the summer lol,
Also most journos are Chelsea, spurs, arsenal n man utd fans hence the reason they always get linked with the best players
37 pbNcl // Mar 19, 2012 at 11:18 PM
I think john terry is the chelsea manager
38 jimmymagpie // Mar 19, 2012 at 11:19 PM
Toontime – Ben Arfa was great yesterday? Did you go to the game? Toon down South – thanks mate. If we took no notice of what was in the papers or elsewhere in the media, it wouldn’t half cut the talk on here, because I know that a lot of you don’t go the games, as i come home and notice that some of have been blogging whilst the games are being played, which I find incredibly strange. Anyway, goodnight lads, HTL!
39 davybtoon // Mar 19, 2012 at 11:20 PM
Lol I think tiote got linked with Chelsea the week after his first game for us haha
40 MacToon // Mar 19, 2012 at 11:20 PM
pbNcl@ 37, lol very true.
41 ToonDownSouth // Mar 19, 2012 at 11:22 PM
MacToon
I just had a look – as I’d seen him mentioned by a lot of people – and to be honest I wish I hadn’t.
Large parts of that country make Britain look like a eutopia of tolerance & diversity.
42 davybtoon // Mar 19, 2012 at 11:22 PM
Well I’ve heard mata is the only player that avb wanted and roman bought the rest
43 Ruddy Marveaux-lous // Mar 19, 2012 at 11:23 PM
Jimmymagpie using the tried and true “you’re not from Newcastle so you can’t be a Newcastle fan”
Well played.
If in doubt revert to Geordie pride as a source of being a true fan
44 Ruddy Marveaux-lous // Mar 19, 2012 at 11:25 PM
Total sarcasm in my last post there for anyone who did not pick up on it, I find that mantra truly disgusting as it offends all fans who do not happen to have the luxury of living in Newcastle or even England for that matter
45 MacToon // Mar 19, 2012 at 11:25 PM
TDS, yep it does “make Britain look like a eutopia of tolerance” and then you come on this blog
lol
It’s sickening that he not only has such views but is able to convey them world wide.
46 jimmymagpie // Mar 19, 2012 at 11:26 PM
Ruddy – I said nothing of the sort – please read my comments properly if you’re going to quote me.
47 jimmymagpie // Mar 19, 2012 at 11:28 PM
By the way Ruddy – I didn’t live in Ncle myself for over 30 years due to work. etc, so please read what I said properly!
48 MacToon // Mar 19, 2012 at 11:29 PM
jimmy, I enjoy your blogs here and the information you have posted and think you have been unfairly treated at times in the past but a word in your shell like……. you can get internet on your phone now
49 ToonDownSouth // Mar 19, 2012 at 11:30 PM
Mac
Makes you realise how lucky we are in a way. If anyone from England posted anything like that, they’d be questioned & charged pretty quickly.
50 Ruddy Marveaux-lous // Mar 19, 2012 at 11:30 PM
Some people cannot go to games due to where they live, a sign of a good supporter is not how many games they go to so your point was not relevant to the argument so whether you live in Newcastle or timbucktoo the amount of games you go to does not make you a better supporter than anyone so off your high horse mate
51 ToonDownSouth // Mar 19, 2012 at 11:32 PM
Assuming it was being directed at an individual that is, which that scumbag quite clearly was.
52 jimmymagpie // Mar 19, 2012 at 11:34 PM
Christ, the point that I was making was when I watch i game at the stadium or on television, I’m that wrapped up in it, I cannot even think of anything else. I said f-ck all about people not being true fans if they don’t go to games. I wish some would read what is actually printed.
53 MacToon // Mar 19, 2012 at 11:37 PM
TDS, I find it shocking he’s allowed to get away with it. Freedom of speech…. yippee!
54 Tsunki // Mar 19, 2012 at 11:37 PM
If we analyse the news properly we will see that quite clearly Ashley has devised a way of selling Tiote to Liverpool and Chelsea and Krul to Spurs and Chelsea on a time share basis with an option for both to be sliced in two should they become cup-tied. Of course another option was considered, that NUFC send both players to the Steadman clinic to be engineered into one perfect player with the upper half of Krul and lower of Tiote, giving us the ultimate utility / play anywhere sub. The remaining ‘cut &shut’ player would of course be Lee Cattermole, therefore this idea was discarded and Steve Bruce fired again.
55 MacToon // Mar 19, 2012 at 11:42 PM
jimmy, don’t let it get you down mate, it can be like a baptism of fire on here at times.
56 Tsunki // Mar 19, 2012 at 11:44 PM
And anyway I thought that HBA played well against Norwich, much more passing, and definitely more tracking back, though i have to say this part of his responsibility is draining his talent somewhat. He’s improving bit by bit, and being subbed at 60 mins was Pards bottle, I think HBA may stil have found a way through, the subs basically pulled down the shutters on the one goal lead. fair enough but my oh my was that dreadful to watch.
57 MacToon // Mar 19, 2012 at 11:49 PM
Tsunki, could that (about concentrating on defensive duties) not be said about other players too like Cabaye maybe or could even explain Jonas’ lack of form over the last few months?
58 GeordieGesus // Mar 19, 2012 at 11:49 PM
This sort of thing scares the sh!t out of me. Fabrice 23 fit and an athlete and me? starting to get a beer belly over two times his age and (worst of all) a smoker.
Get well soon Fabrice.
59 GeordieGesus // Mar 20, 2012 at 12:09 AM
So that was my answer to this article. Now to a few posts I have read. “Krul and Tiote to Chelsea” PANIC… ! Not me. Remember the panic when Carroll, Barton, Enrique and Nolan were sold? So effin what. We brought better players in. Before someone says Enrique was better than Santon. Check Enrique’s first season out… !
60 Tsunki // Mar 20, 2012 at 12:10 AM
Mactoon – Absolutely. This is not all necessarily Pardew’s fault (the ‘Tactics’ issue / ‘Hoofball’) or the players themselves. Look at the squad list, how many covering players do we have of proper time-served first-team ability? The back four is makeshift and that is being kind. When Colo/Saylor were on a roll, we had Ralor babysat by Jonas, and Obertan (much maligned though a little underestimated) taking the pressure and the will to move forward off Simmo. Now that has all changed, and it looks so flighty at the back , FB’s pacing up and down, Willo losing his head and only Colo darting to and fro trying to be a one man offside trap. Yes, Jonas is knackered, maybe now he has actually been sliced in at LB even probably has an identity crisis by now.. Cabaye sees gaps open behind him as the back four are stretched into just the back two sometimes with our FB’ yo-yo’ing up and down the wing at will and getting caught behind. What else can he do, especially with Tiote injured. I am thankful Perch was there, knocked him in the past but he had some great stats for challenges even before this game. Guthrie is no help, industry but no great effect I always say. And btw, he might go to Villa, but I’ll bet my neighbours Beemer he wouldn’t be a regular there either. I will even say that Ba gets dragged back too, especially when Cisse is i the same lineup – he’s been absolutely nowhere near goal for a while except for a speculative long range effort last game. The teamis collapsing backwards at the slightest hint of threat, but ther’es not much can be done except what is being done unfortunately, you use the tools you have to get it done. If we get to Europa ugly, so be it. Rather that than getting 10th the pretty way.
61 MacToon // Mar 20, 2012 at 12:15 AM
Tsunki, well there is potential there but not if the likes of Tiote and Krul are sold, we really need to build on what we have. Amazing the difference losing STaylor from defence had!
62 GeordieGesus // Mar 20, 2012 at 12:17 AM
Tsunki, If we get to Europe we’ll be well f##*ed unless we bring at least 6 players in, in the summer. Although I do think Perch could be usefull…
…. But please not in defence.
63 Tsunki // Mar 20, 2012 at 12:21 AM
GG & MacToon – Yes, yes we will and very royally I would imagine. Especially if we hit the suicide button and sell the likes of Tiote and Krul. Can’t see that though as not only would no-one else want to come here, but the likes of Cabaye, HBA and anyone else of any worth would jump ship faster than Darren Bent.
64 MacToon // Mar 20, 2012 at 12:25 AM
Both Krul and Colo signed new contracts, is that the kiss of death like Carroll? lol
and as so many times people don’t understand banter/joking, I’m not being serious…………..
Funny that Douglas said the press don’t have a vendetta against us, what he probably means is everyone’s a target sooner or later.
65 GeordieGesus // Mar 20, 2012 at 12:27 AM
Tsunki, tell you what. I bet Carr is at present looking at goalies and defensive midfielders.
66 Tsunki // Mar 20, 2012 at 12:28 AM
MacToon – yeah mate don’t go there I tried irony once nearly got me house torched
67 Tsunki // Mar 20, 2012 at 12:29 AM
GG dont say that mate it just isnt funny
Actually, he should be anyway, shouldn’t he?
68 GeordieGesus // Mar 20, 2012 at 12:31 AM
Tsunki, you worried? I’m not. IN CARR I (MAYBE WE) TRUST!
69 Tsunki // Mar 20, 2012 at 12:47 AM
Wellllll I really gotta go so good neet all.
70 t00ntime // Mar 20, 2012 at 1:38 AM
@jimmy no at arsenal he was great
against norwich he was good, he was our most dangerous player other then jonas and cisse
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