Tom Lockyer.
To suffer a second cardiac collapse in 5 months on the pitch is just absolutely mind boggling to me. Many of you will know my discomfort when Eriksen returned to playing at Brentford after his on-pitch cardiac arrest in Euro 2020 (in 2021) - you've been given a second chance at life, you've got money, achieved professional goals - don't push your luck. Especially when you can't say you've "fixed" the cause - just tried to make sure that *if* it happens again, you won't die. To me, this is an incomprehensible approach to take - recognising that everyone - and especially elite athletes - have different value systems.
Lockyer is slightly different in that he theoretically had a curative procedure in May, and was under the care of Prof Sharma, who will have forgotten more about sports & cardiology than I will ever know as a general paediatrician. But maybe it's just me, but relying on medical teams to resuscitate you on the field every 15 games might not be the best strategy.
Lockyer is slightly different in that he theoretically had a curative procedure in May, and was under the care of Prof Sharma, who will have forgotten more about sports & cardiology than I will ever know as a general paediatrician. But maybe it's just me, but relying on medical teams to resuscitate you on the field every 15 games might not be the best strategy.
Eriksen came back to the UK because he was banned from playing in Italy as a result of his procedure. I think I'd prefer a similar zero tolerance approach to health here (I think I've written before on head injuries and football...a whole other story).
I read something a couple of weeks ago on how bodies mark and "signpost" the route to the summit of Everest, and I don't really understand why the lessons of Foe, Puerta, Muamba, Nouri, Tiote, Eriksen and so many more haven't been learnt. The trajectory seems to be increasing even with screening - so why are we allowing this?
I read something a couple of weeks ago on how bodies mark and "signpost" the route to the summit of Everest, and I don't really understand why the lessons of Foe, Puerta, Muamba, Nouri, Tiote, Eriksen and so many more haven't been learnt. The trajectory seems to be increasing even with screening - so why are we allowing this?
Let's get statty
Leaderboard (>2/3; 12/17)
This week, 21 people played
Most popular predicted result: Man City WIN (21/21)
Most disputed prediction: Burnley vs Everton (2-5-14)
Highest odds: Steven Daniels (1414/1)
Lowest odds: Josh Daniels (375/1)
Average odds: 884/1
Best predictors: Loads of you (7.78/10) - prorated from 9, removing Bournemouth vs Luton
Worst predictors: Davids Silverman & Brickman & Mark Howell (4.44/10)
Average score: 6.51/10
Best predicted results: Arsenal , Chelsea & Spurs WINS (19/21)
Worst predicted result: Man City vs Crystal Palace DRAW (0/21)
Everyone's results
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This week's predos:
M18
M19
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