Fit and well: Allardyce will watch Blackburn from
the stands against Liverpool
Saturday, 5
December 2009
Blackburn
Rovers manager Sam Allardyce says he is
'fit and well' after undergoing heart surgery last
week.
The 55-year-old had an angioplasty - an operation to widen a
coronary artery - on Friday.
Allardyce has left assistant Neil McDonald in charge of
first-team affairs for past three weeks but hopes to be back at
Ewood Park to watch Saturday's Barclays Premier League game against
Liverpool
from the stands.
'I feel good,' he said. 'Lots of people have contacted me, I
have been overwhelmed with the amount of well-wishers.
'I'd like to thank them now, publicly, because it's been almost
impossible for me to get back to every single person that has been
a well-wisher.
'I am fit and well now and I really appreciate their
concern.
'At the moment I feel really good.'
Allardyce admits he will have to modify his lifestyle in future
to maintain his health.
He added: 'I'll look after myself a bit more than I did before,
keep my cholesterol down, keep going for regular testing and do
more exercise if and when possible.'
