Roeder 'stable' after collapsing

Glenn Roeder's condition was described as "stable" by West Ham officials after he was taken to hospital following his side's 1-0 win over Middlesbrough.

The 47-year-old collapsed after speaking to the press in the wake of the match at Upton Park, and was taken to the Royal London Hospital in an ambulance.

Club spokesman Peter Stewart said: "Glenn suddenly collapsed after the game with chest pains. The doctor was in attendance and he was taken to hospital.

"He has been having scans and tests and he is in a stable condition and we are all awaiting the results."

Roeder, 47, was heckled by unhappy supporters urging him to quit after his side's 1-0 defeat at relegation rivals Bolton on Saturday.

Roeder also felt the heat in the 75th minute of Monday's game when he got up from his seat in the dugout to walk to the edge of the technical area and was roundly booed.

But the mood of the Upton Park crowd lifted dramatically a minute later as West Ham finally took the lead through Trevor Sinclair.

After the Hammers had held on for a vital victory, Roeder attended the post-match press conference and was very upbeat. He is believed to have collapsed at around 7.30pm on Monday night.

The club's website issued a statement confirming Roeder had been taken ill and added: "The thoughts of everyone at the club are of course with Glenn, his wife Faith, and his family."

Roeder, who succeeded Harry Redknapp as Hammers manager on June 14, 2001, is the latest manager to fall victim to the enormous stress involved in the game.

Scotland boss Jock Stein collapsed and died after his side's World Cup qualifier against Wales in September 1985.

Liverpool boss Gerard Houllier needed life-saving emergency heart surgery after being taken ill during his side's home game with Leeds in October 2001.

Blackburn boss Graeme Souness also had heart surgery while in charge at Anfield, undergoing a triple heart by-pass 24 hours after Liverpool's FA Cup semi-final draw against Portsmouth in 1992.

Former Wimbledon boss Joe Kinnear was also rushed to hospital after suffering a mild heart attack while warming up on the pitch at Hillsborough prior to the Dons game at Sheffield Wednesday on March 3, 1999.

Kinnear stood down as Dons boss in June that year but returned to the game at Luton in 2001, and three heart attacks have failed to stop Barry Fry from continuing in club management.