Tribute to Fabrice Muamba - Wishing him a full recovery.

[Alpha]

Bolton midfielder Fabrice Mwamba collapsed yesterday on the pitch when his team were playing Spurs in quater final of FA Cup . He suffered a cardiac arrest . He was rushed to the Hospital and is said to be in critical conditions . Fabrice is one of our former boys . He was nicknamed '' the next patrick Vierra'' for his ability to tackle and break down opposite team play and counter-attack . He played with the likes of Wilshere , Song , Bendtner ,Djourou , Larson ,Senderos ..etc.. in the reserves team . He was a regular player in the under 21 England team . He is a decent player and could have made it at arsenal Had arsene not decided to make his loan spell at Birmingham permanent . He is really a good lad .A genteman . As Arsenal fans we should be the first concerned as he started his career with us . Spurs fans forgot their rivalry with Arsenal ( normally any former Arsenal player get booed at white hart lane even if he has left Arsenal ) and conduct themselves in a decent way . All players , fans , and pundits were shocked to witness such a horrible experience . We are after all humans . Get well soon Fabrice .

[Maestro]

Nice one mate, but please change the thread title for obvious reasons.

Woke up to read it and thought he had passed.

[Alpha]

Nice one mate, but please change the thread title for obvious reasons.

Woke up to read it and thought he had passed.
Thanks . but we still don't know if he will make it . Th signs are not good yet but hopefully he survives that critically condition .Every one is devastated for such a young and nice lad . Even though he doesn't play for us anymore he is still a devoted Arsenal fan ( someone close to him told me Yesterday )

[Power n Glory]

Yeah, thought the same.

Hope the kid pulls through okay.

[Japan Shaking All Over]

Saw the news on BBC and was shocked.
Reallt hope he pulls through. Thoughts going out to him and his family.



Not meaning to sound picky but reallt did think he had lost the battle when I saw the title of this thread. . , imagine others might too

[Xhaka Can’t]

Really hope he pulls through and that he makes the fullest recovery possible. It is never nice to hear of someone so young in this danger - it isn't right.

Also, kudos to both sets of supporters last night - they were pure class.

[Power n Glory]

A few players have suddenly collapsed from heart problems and it's so sudden. It's the last thing you expect to see on a football pitch.

[Marc Overmars]

Wish him a full recovery. He's the same age as me, very, very scary.

[Maestro]

Don't know about you guys, but can't bring myself to watch any football today nor am I even interested in any results or anything like that today.

The only football related thing I want to hear is that this boy will be okay.

Hang in there Fabrice!

[Alpha]

Wish him a full recovery. He's the same age as me, very, very scary.

What is even scarier is health specialists advice people to be active and do more exercise to prevent heart problems but when you see a strong and healthy young man like Muamba collapsing you ask yourself many questions about this life .

[Alpha]

Don't know about you guys, but can't bring myself to watch any football today nor am I even interested in any results or anything like that today.

The only football related thing I want to hear is that this boy will be okay.

Hang in there Fabrice!
When something horrible like this happen football doesn't matter anymore . Life is more important than football after all . Seeing Tottenham players and fans showing emotion for a player who has an Arsenal connection it sends a strong message people can forget their differences and unite in pain or in joy .

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

I firmly believe if not for the quick decisive actions of the medical staff that attended him, poor Fabrice Muamba would have died either on the pitch or on the way to the hospital.....their intensive treatment are the reason he has a fighting chance and they are to be admired!.

Its really all up to him now, but I have a feeling that as he has survived this long even though he's not out of the woods by any means I believe he will recover, he's young and strong and this will be to his advantage!.

[Xhaka Can’t]

Don't know about you guys, but can't bring myself to watch any football today nor am I even interested in any results or anything like that today.

The only football related thing I want to hear is that this boy will be okay.

Hang in there Fabrice!

Watched the ITV coverage of the highlights up to the point where they started showing the highlights of the other match and switched over.

[Alpha]

I firmly believe if not for the quick decisive actions of the medical staff that attended him, poor Fabrice Muamba would have died either on the pitch or on the way to the hospital.....their intensive treatment are the reason he has a fighting chance and they are to be admired!.

Its really all up to him now, but I have a feeling that as he has survived this long even though he's not out of the woods by any means I believe he will recover, he's young and strong and this will be to his advantage!.

True .

[Power n Glory]

http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/send-your-message-to-fabrice-muamba

Post a message for him through the Arsenal website.

23 years old. It really is sad and I hope he recovers quickly.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

I firmly believe if not for the quick decisive actions of the medical staff that attended him, poor Fabrice Muamba would have died either on the pitch or on the way to the hospital.....their intensive treatment are the reason he has a fighting chance and they are to be admired!.

Its really all up to him now, but I have a feeling that as he has survived this long even though he's not out of the woods by any means I believe he will recover, he's young and strong and this will be to his advantage!.

Yes they did ever so well the medical team tbh, like you say its up to him now and if he has been through all that stuff he has been through in his life and got through that he should get through this tbh.

Thoughts and prayers are with him and the family tbh.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

When something horrible like this happen football doesn't matter anymore . Life is more important than football after all . Seeing Tottenham players and fans showing emotion for a player who has an Arsenal connection it sends a strong message people can forget their differences and unite in pain or in joy .

Yep would not have shocked me if they called off todays games tbh. Things like this put a lot of things into perspective. We come on boards and abuse these footballers but sometimes we forget their as human as us its only when things like this happen we realize that football is just a game at the end of the day.

[Marc Overmars]

Bolton are understandably looking to postpone their game with Villa on Tuesday.

[Sirjackofwilshere]

fucking hell, poor kid. If he survives I'd be very, very surprised if he hasn't suffered any brain damage. Doubt his heart would stop for so long with no reprecussions on his brain. Horrible :(

[fakeyank]

fucking hell, poor kid. If he survives I'd be very, very surprised if he hasn't suffered any brain damage. Doubt his heart would stop for so long with no reprecussions on his brain. Horrible :(

Exactly what I was thinking. I freaking hope there is no brain damage if he does make it through! Havent been able to keep my mind off of the tragedy.. Come on Fabrice! :scarf:

[Alpha]

Exactly what I was thinking. I freaking hope there is no brain damage if he does make it through! Havent been able to keep my mind off of the tragedy.. Come on Fabrice! :scarf:
Let's hope and pray that only his heart was a bit dodge to stop beating for a while but paramedics and all those brave doctors gave it ( his heart) a kick to start working again . I don't want to imagine any further damage as the poor has suffered too much . Dear Lord please hear people's prayer . Get well very soon Fabrice .

[KSE Comedy Club]

So is that gonna be the end of his playing career if/when he pulls through?

I can't see anyone advising him otherwise tbh.

Real shame and at such a young age.

[Letters]

I can't see he'll ever play again, just hope he pulls through. Very sad story and showed that, contrary to what Matt Busby may think, football isn't far more important than life and death. For the second time I can remember I have a lot of respect for Spurs fans (the first being when they faultlessly observed the minute's silence for Rocky). Must have been horrible to have been there and respect to them for showing such humanity. Football is very tribal and we all like to scream abuse at opposition players but when something like this happens it does make you stop and think, there are more important things.

[Keith]

Been checking the news all day. Hopefully he will make a recovery and enjoy many more years.

The conduct of Coyle adds another tick in the next Arsenal boss box for me.

[KSE Comedy Club]

Been checking the news all day. Hopefully he will make a recovery and enjoy many more years.

The conduct of Coyle adds another tick in the next Arsenal boss box for me.Next arsenal boss!?!

:lol: let's not go overboard shall we.

[Sirjackofwilshere]

I saw a v similar case last year. Older guy but it took them so long to get his heart working again he became essentially a vegetable. Watching his wife come in day after day washing and cleaning him holding onto the false hope that he'd come back normal is tragic. Sometimes I think it's better if they died then and there as horrible as it sounds.

[Japan Shaking All Over]

Difficult to put thoughts into words. . . .never goes through your head that something like this could happen , although its rare it just show how fragile/precious life is. . . .so many ifs. . .if he hadnt been picked, the game had been played on a different day etc
Is there anything that could be done. . .rountine checks before games?

Its absolutely tragic

[Flavs]

Don't know about you guys, but can't bring myself to watch any football today nor am I even interested in any results or anything like that today.

Really?

Hope he gets better but i wouldn't go that far

[Alpha]

Come on Gooners . This is about one of our boys . Even though he doesn't play for us anymore and he didn't choose to but he remains an Arsenal fan .Show some emotion at least. I'm ashamed to see Tottenham behaving in the right way for someone who has an Arsenal connection . Their fans , their players especially Defoe , Gallas and Van der vaat were fantastic . On our side just Djourou showed some concern plus a few tweets and an announcement from Arsenal website . For something which has shocked the world Arsenal should have been in front page to lead this event as it is about one of their boys . Someone they saw grow from the age of 11 . They saw his progress even though they decided not to give him a chance .It raised questions how players and fans are treated by Arsenal Football Club . Wenger should have said something to show he cares . Come Fabrice .Get a quick recovery . Get well soon .

[Marc Overmars]

Who's not showing emotion? :unsure:

And I'm sure Wenger will send his best wishes at the pre-match conference tomorrow. Do you have to be so melo dramatic about everything?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

He is in a stable but critical condition now which I believe is the next rung down from critical (in a good sense obviously).

[Letters]

Come on Gooners . This is about one of our boys . Even though he doesn't play for us anymore and he didn't choose to but he remains an Arsenal fan .Show some emotion at least. I'm ashamed to see Tottenham behaving in the right way for someone who has an Arsenal connection . Their fans , their players especially Defoe , Gallas and Van der vaat were fantastic . On our side just Djourou showed some concern plus a few tweets and an announcement from Arsenal website . For something which has shocked the world Arsenal should have been in front page to lead this event as it is about one of their boys . Someone they saw grow from the age of 11 . They saw his progress even though they decided not to give him a chance .It raised questions how players and fans are treated by Arsenal Football Club . Wenger should have said something to show he cares . Come Fabrice .Get a quick recovery . Get well soon .

I don't think the Arsenal connection adds anything really. It's a horrible story and a sad thing to happen. The fact he has an Arsenal connection is neither here nor there, as the Spurs fans showed on Saturday this transcends club divisions.

[selassie]

Hearing about what happened to Fabrice Muamba really puts things into perspective, it makes you stop and think about others, well it did that to me anyway.

I sincerely hope he recovers.

Get well soon Son.

[Alpha]

Deary me
I'm not surprise at all .

[Alpha]

Hearing about what happened to Fabrice Muamba really puts things into perspective, it makes you stop and think about others, well it did that to me anyway.

I sincerely hope he recovers.

Get well soon Son.
I really like your post . Some incidents remind us we are human being and should be united . Being Human is about respect , love and care .

[selassie]

I really like your post . Some incidents remind us we are human being and should be united . Being Human is about respect , love and care .

Cheers buddy.

[LDG]

http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/-we-feel-very-deeply-attached-to-fabrice-

:whistle:

[Marc Overmars]

'We feel very deeply attached to Fabrice'

Arsène Wenger has paid tribute to Fabrice Muamba following the Bolton midfielder's collapse during Saturday's FA Cup tie at Tottenham.

The Arsenal manager said: "This is of course a massive shock to us all and we just hope that Fabrice will pull through safely. You pray that the damage will be repaired and that Fabrice will come out healthy and we will see his smile again. That is all you wish for.

"As a man, Fabrice has a positive attitude towards life, he is full of determination and has a great desire. Everyone at Arsenal has huge respect for Fabrice. Even after he left us, he often passed by to say hello and speak about how it was going for him. We feel very deeply attached to him.

"He is what you would call a committed player. His hunger and determination was so big. When he was younger, he had massive players in front of him at Arsenal, but I felt he had reached the level to play in the Premier League, so we let him go and he has proved his quality.

"A football player always remains attached to where he was educated. Fabrice had his friends from childhood here and they remain your friends forever.

“We are all thinking of Fabrice, his family and everyone close to him.”

:coffee:

[Marc Overmars]

http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/-we-feel-very-deeply-attached-to-fabrice-

:whistle:

Dammit, lost out again.

To a better man.

[KSE Comedy Club]

Also: http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/bould-fabrice-lives-and-breathes-football-


Bould: 'Fabrice lives and breathes football'

Steve Bould worked with Fabrice Muamba when the young midfielder came through the ranks at Arsenal.

The Under-18s coach has paid this tribute to the former Gunner, who is critically ill in hospital after collapsing during Saturday's FA Cup tie between Tottenham and Bolton.

"I was listening to the radio when it happened and it's just tragic. Fabrice is a genuinely nice lad, he is respectful, well-mannered and we just hope and pray that he's going to pull through.

"When he was at Arsenal, Fabrice was hungry for information - he always wanted to improve and he would be out on the pitches for hours having a go. He would try anything to be the best he could be. It is the same with his studying - he's a really bright lad.

"I was at our Hale End academy when Fabrice first arrived and he still has that attachment to the Club. He was here recently because he loves to come down and see what's going on. The lad lives and breathes football. Our thoughts are with Fabrice and his family."

[Flavs]

Ah i see, good idea, you should move the other to general chat

[McNamara That Ghost...]

He is moving his arms and legs now apparently.

[Marc Overmars]

His heart is also beating without the aid of medication.

Good news.

[Alpha]

Ashley Cole ( finally he shows he has a good side in him) and Shaun Wright-Phillips at the Hospital . Djourou has just left . Drogba and essien expected soon .

[Alpha]

Apparently Fabrice is trying to speak again . Good sign if it's true .

[Coney]

Best news so far was that he recognised his family so that indicates he didn't get serious oxygen starvation - this is an indication of the speedy and quality action by the medics at the match. :bow:

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

early days but i'd be surprised if our boy doesn't go on to make a full recovery. He has shown extraordinary strength and has received first class treatment.

I don't know about his football career though, but when you consider what he's been through simply surviving will have proved a triumph on it's own

[Letters]

His heart is also beating without the aid of medication.

Good news.

:good:

And more than can be said for Coney.

[Injury Time]

He is also beating one off without the aid of medication.

Good news.


:good:

And more than can be said for Coney.
Well guess he needs something to help raise more than a smile these days

[Ernesto]

http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/news/Manchester-United-fanzine-Red-Issue-cause-controversy-with-satirical-Fabrice-Mumaba-cover-see-it-here-article883401.html

Hmm.

I am fully behind the sentiments to support Muamba and wish him a speedy recovery. While I don't wish to broadcast or spread idiotic behaviour, I think it should be said that, even in irony, this is pretty low from the Red b*st*rds.

[Japan Shaking All Over]

Coyle saying he could play again!
Would it be wise?

[Letters]

Long as the Arsenal medical team don't pass him fit to play in which case: :rose:

[Joker]

What a remarkable recovery this has been.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Coyle saying he could play again!
Would it be wise?

Silly to play him again, and not sure he really should. I still think he could still play a role for the club though.

[fakeyank]

Long as the Arsenal medical team don't pass him fit to play in which case: :rose:

:haha:

[The Wengerbabies]

He's had to retire.

[LDG]

:o

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

He's lucky to be alive and he's a young man with a wife and kids and his whole life in front of him, he's had a second chance in the same way that Marc Vivien Foe, Antonio Puerta, Mikael Feher and Daniel Jarque didn't......and I hope he lives a long, full happy life!.

[gunnerrrrr]

gutted for him