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Post by gaelgas on Dec 16, 2023 16:35:16 GMT
Has collapsed on the pitch at Bournemouth. Game stopped. Hope and pray it’s nothing serious! Same as happened at the play off final maybe? |
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Post by willytopp84 on Dec 16, 2023 16:35:49 GMT
Poor lad 😢 second time this has happend to him.
Scary for his parents to go through this twice.
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Post by gonzales on Dec 16, 2023 16:37:51 GMT
Dam hell Tom, all the best young man 🙏
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Post by 4figga on Dec 16, 2023 16:41:13 GMT
"alert and responsive" now apparently so good news
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Post by playtowin on Dec 16, 2023 17:10:48 GMT
Glad Tom seems ok.
This might spell the end of his career though.
Could you risk it happening a third time and him being ok ?
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Post by socrates on Dec 16, 2023 17:12:42 GMT
Poor Tom such a great bloke and very professional footballer, hope he makes a good recovery and can continue to play the game he puts so much passion in to.
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Post by pudseygas on Dec 16, 2023 17:53:34 GMT
Cardiac arrest apparently. Not sure he'll be playing again 😞
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Post by nsblue on Dec 16, 2023 18:02:20 GMT
Get well soon Tom.
Cardiac arrest should mean he will have a ICD / pacemaker fitted and like Christian Eriksen hopefully will be able to resume his career.
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Post by ashtop on Dec 16, 2023 18:02:49 GMT
Poor Tom such a great bloke and very professional footballer, hope he makes a good recovery and can continue to play the game he puts so much passion in to. |
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Post by ashtop on Dec 16, 2023 18:05:04 GMT
Poor Tom such a great bloke and very professional footballer, hope he makes a good recovery and can continue to play the game he puts so much passion in to. I agree completely with you Socrates….. great guy, wish every health and happiness for Tom whatever the future holds for him |
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Post by warehamgas on Dec 16, 2023 18:26:24 GMT
Just got back from the match.
Good to read the latest statement about him being awake and alert. It’s been confirmed as a heart attack which is awful for him and the second in 6 months. Good luck to a very good and whole hearted footballer and a fine young man.
FWIW, the response from all the crowd and the staffs of both teams and the emergency services was a credit to them all. First match I’ve ever been to when it’s been abandoned because of a medical emergency on the pitch and perhaps esp to Philip Billing who alerted the referee and the benches immediately Tom fell down. He quickly realised the seriousness of the situation. The crowd realised the seriousness very quickly and I’ve never been in a crowd where there was absolute hush, you could have heard a pin drop. When the match was abandoned both teams came onto the pitch and did a lap clapping the crowd. Rob Edwards also did a lap and was clearly very upset and he got a wonderful response.
Good luck Tom.
UTG!
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Post by eric on Dec 16, 2023 18:42:44 GMT
Just got back from the match. Good to read the latest statement about him being awake and alert. It’s been confirmed as a heart attack which is awful for him and the second in 6 months. Good luck to a very good and whole hearted footballer and a fine young man. FWIW, the response from all the crowd and the staffs of both teams and the emergency services was a credit to them all. First match I’ve ever been to when it’s been abandoned because of a medical emergency on the pitch and perhaps esp to Philip Billing who alerted the referee and the benches immediately Tom fell down. He quickly realised the seriousness of the situation. The crowd realised the seriousness very quickly and I’ve never been in a crowd where there was absolute hush, you could have heard a pin drop. When the match was abandoned both teams came onto the pitch and did a lap clapping the crowd. Rob Edwards also did a lap and was clearly very upset and he got a wonderful response. Good luck Tom. UTG! I think it was a cardiac arrest rather than a heart attack. When he had his last procedure I don’t know whether an implantable device was fitted, if it was it could have been that that got his heart beating again? Thankfully he’s conscious and responsive but whatever happens now it’s about his health and longevity. He might not be allowed to resume pro football in England but any thoughts about playing should be shelved for him and his family’s sake. After early rejection he’s squeezed every last drop out of his career and can retire proud of his achievements. Get well soon Tom and well done to the staff and medics at both clubs 👏 |
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Post by oliverhelmet on Dec 16, 2023 19:20:19 GMT
Christ only just seen this.Best wishes Tom you came back once so you know you can do it again.Up the Hatters.
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Post by DrFaustus on Dec 16, 2023 20:16:39 GMT
29 years old. Tom's a star and he WILL get through this.
Get fit soon brother.
💙💙🏴☠️
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Post by curlywurly on Dec 16, 2023 22:08:01 GMT
Tom's a gentleman and a battler.
Get well soon Locks.
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Post by A Source (aka Angry Badger) on Dec 16, 2023 22:20:33 GMT
Play off was atrial fibrillation, this was a cardiac arrest. Will be plenty of tests to see if there is any connection. Hopefully no permanent damage. Heart attack causes muscle damage, cardiac arrest is the heart just stops, thank **** for defibs. Would assume he'll have an ICD fitted. Not a pacemaker but a - in basic terms - mini defib, as Erikson has
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Post by pirate on Dec 16, 2023 22:22:16 GMT
Thoughts and best wishes to Tom for a full and speedy recovery. Get well soon! 🙏
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Post by rememberhalifax on Dec 17, 2023 1:52:27 GMT
Here's hoping for a speedy full recovery, Tom's been living the dream these past few years and has proved he made the right decision to leave, rejected by Cardiff as a youngster, worked so hard ( for our benefit) to rebuild his career with us before taking the plunge, thoroughly deserving of the success which has come his way, a lesson to all youngsters who get 'rejected', has never forgotten the part Rovers played in his rise up the pyramid, now time to put health first, football second, best of luck Tom for speedy and full recovery.
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Post by Big Jock on Dec 17, 2023 7:22:10 GMT
I dinnae mind saying I was greetin las night watchin some of the clips from yesterday’s match at Bournemouth , I had tears running down ma face.
That lad is everything good aboot th game, fiercely competitive, determined an a managers dream coz he will literally do whatever he’s asked to do, an do it well. He shows how hard work a dedication can pay off an, jes like many of us he’s a dreamer, an this kid dreamt big an his dreams come true.
Tommy Locks goes down as one of my favourite Rovers players of all time, we were lucky to have him, to see him grow from youth team ta first team, from player to leader. Every Gashead should be proud to have been a tiny part of him living his dream.
Good luck Tom, a full recovery an I can see you back out there proving folk wrong all over again. Best wishes ta yous an all your family a friends.
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Post by gingerandwhitegas on Dec 17, 2023 8:48:59 GMT
I dinnae mind saying I was greetin las night watchin some of the clips from yesterday’s match at Bournemouth , I had tears running down ma face. That lad is everything good aboot th game, fiercely competitive, determined an a managers dream coz he will literally do whatever he’s asked to do, an do it well. He shows how hard work a dedication can pay off an, jes like many of us he’s a dreamer, an this kid dreamt big an his dreams come true. Tommy Locks goes down as one of my favourite Rovers players of all time, we were lucky to have him, to see him grow from youth team ta first team, from player to leader. Every Gashead should be proud to have been a tiny part of him living his dream. Good luck Tom, a full recovery an I can see you back out there proving folk wrong all over again. Best wishes ta yous an all your family a friends. Well said Jock , I echo your thoughts. The question will be, will it be too much of a risk to play again. That will be the tough decision Tom will have to make. |
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