Premier League and Scottish international was taken to hospital on Thursday night after collapsing on the pitch just minutes before kick-off in a League Two match. The clash between Chesterfield and Doncaster was delayed for 10 minutes as John Fleck received treatment before he was taken off on a stretcher and then on to hospital. ‘We can confirm that John Fleck has been taken to hospital as a precautionary measure after being taken ill during the pre-match warm-up,’ his club Chesterfield wrote on X. After the game, assistant manager Danny Webb suggested that Fleck suffered a ‘fit’ but reassured fans by saying the 33-year-old was in good spirits as he was taken off the field. ‘He had a fit of some sort,’ Webb told the Derbyshire Times.
‘The last we saw of him he was on a stretcher leaving, conscious, speaking and with a smile on his face. We shall know more tomorrow. He is in good hands. Fingers crossed he seems to be okay.
‘There was a period with John on the floor in the warm-up and football goes out of your mind. Our dressing room was a very quiet place before kick-off. Us as staff tried to lift the boys and let them know that John seemed to be okay when he left. They were flat because he is a team-mate and they care about him. They went out there and got the three points for John.’
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