Clarke feeling ‘a hell of a lot better’

LEICESTER defender Clive Clarke has revealed that he feels “a lot better” as he continues his recovery from recent double heart failure.

The 27-year-old Irishman, who is on a three-month loan spell at the Walkers Stadium from Sunderland, collapsed and lost consciousness at half-time during the Foxes’ Carling Cup clash at Nottingham Forest at the end of last month.

After mouth-to-mouth resuscitation had failed, paramedics twice had to use a defibrillator to restart his heart in the dressing room before Clarke regained consciousness and was taken to the Queens Medical Centre in Nottingham where he remained for several days.