EFL star, 25, rushed to hospital after match as supervisor offers well being replace
An EFL star was rushed to hospital after he played with a chest infection during the opening weekend of action for Blackpool
Jordan Brown was rushed to hospital
An EFL star had to spend some time in hospital after he played through a chest infection during the opening weekend.
Blackpool defender Jordon Brown had been in their starting side as they clashed with Wycombe Wanderers last weekend. Brown, 25, was subbed off in the first half of the clash, seemingly struggling with a chest issue.
And, ahead of their clash with Stockport County, manager Ian Evatt has revealed that things got worse in the following days: “He’s had a rough week. I don’t really need to share too much of what happened post-game, but it was quite serious.
An update on Jordan Brown was given ahead of Saturday’s match
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“A lot more serious than what it first looked when he came off. He’d been suffering with a chest infection, I had it as well a few weeks ago but he had continued to play through.
“That infection had obviously caused some reaction, which left him hospitalised for a period.”
He continued: “Thankfully he’s out now, and all of the tests and scans he’s had are clear, but now he’s in the process of building himself back up again to be able to play.
“There’s one or two more tests he needs to tick off, and he’ll have those tomorrow (Saturday). Hopefully by the end of next week he’ll be back available. It was pretty scary for a period.”
Evatt added that the situation had escalated mid-match: “While the game was happening it was quite serious, so we weren’t privy to the information until after the game.
“It was pretty scary for him and his family, first and foremost. And we must always put them to the forefront of our minds.
“But thankfully now he’s recovering and he’s out of hospital. Things are looking more positive.”
