Spade_Cooley 9,540 Posted July 13, 2019 Probably no point sitting on this pick so let's push it towards the 2020 Drop 40. One of the best footballers of the 1990s and one of the best managers in the current game, Sinisa Mihajlovic, has stepped down from his job as Bologna boss with immediate effect after being diagnosed with a "serious illness". Italian news suggests it's a severe form of leukaemia. Igor Stimac has not yet issued a statement. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BeretBleu 138 Posted July 13, 2019 Oh no ! One of my favorite football player ! I wish him to recover . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JiroemonKimura 95 Posted July 13, 2019 Do we have any information on whether it is acute myeloid leukemia or acute lymphocytic? The Guardian just says "acute leukemia". If it's the latter then I don't see justification for picking him, but if it's the former he's probably a 50/50-ish case. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ImNotHades 207 Posted July 20, 2019 It's acute myeloid leukemia. For Balkan info, ask Balkan deathlister, me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,155 Posted July 20, 2019 Hi NotHades, nice to see you back. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,480 Posted August 25, 2019 As Serie A starts up again (can anyone beat Juventus? No.) Mihaljovic is apparently coaching Bologna from his hospital bed. Reminded of the time he got a red card during a Champions League match and then tried to sneak back out to pitchside disguised as a medic. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,540 Posted August 25, 2019 12 hours ago, msc said: As Serie A starts up again (can anyone beat Juventus? No.) Mihaljovic is apparently coaching Bologna from his hospital bed. Reminded of the time he got a red card during a Champions League match and then tried to sneak back out to pitchside disguised as a medic. So he's dragged himself out of hospital, apparently against doctors' advice, went to the stadium and coached in person. Impressive tbh. 1-1 away to Verona. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,979 Posted December 12, 2019 Still battling leukemia, he's been made honorary citizen of Bologna: https://www.forbes.com/sites/chloeberesford/2019/12/10/still-battling-leukaemia-sinisa-mihajlovic-is-made-honorary-citizen-of-bologna/#54444c805a91 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,229 Posted April 16, 2020 In remission according to this 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,540 Posted August 23, 2020 On my phone but he’s just tested posted for COVID 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,480 Posted August 23, 2020 https://www.football-italia.net/157540/bologna-coach-mihajlovic-has-covid-19 Here you go. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DCI Frank Burnside 3,887 Posted August 23, 2020 Oh boy that's not good in his condition even if he's in remission Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grim Up North 3,727 Posted August 23, 2020 He’s aysmptomatic - he’ll be absolutely fine. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Banana 859 Posted August 23, 2020 2 hours ago, Grim Up North said: He’s aysmptomatic - he’ll be absolutely fine. For now Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,540 Posted May 27, 2021 Apparently in the frame to be the next Inter Milan manager. Taking over that basket case of a club in a summer where they need to get something like £230m of players and wages off the books will send him to an early grave quicker than any cancer... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,540 Posted March 26, 2022 Back to hospital. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,540 Posted April 20, 2022 Still hospitalised. He looks OK but I'm not getting good vibes from this... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,203 Posted April 20, 2022 3 hours ago, Spade_Cooley said: Still hospitalised. He looks OK but I'm not getting good vibes from this... He looks thinner than the last picture of them both, although it's hard to tell. I share your fears. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wannamaker 1,414 Posted April 29, 2022 The Bologna squad visited him in the hospital. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,979 Posted May 2, 2022 Discharged and "in good condition": 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stavrogin 1 Posted May 11, 2022 On 14/07/2019 at 09:31, JiroemonKimura said: Do we have any information on whether it is acute myeloid leukemia or acute lymphocytic? The Guardian just says "acute leukemia". If it's the latter then I don't see justification for picking him, but if it's the former he's probably a 50/50-ish case. Not much of a difference for people his age. ALL is a disease most commonly seen in 2 to 3-year-olds, of course the survival rate will look much better. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,540 Posted September 6, 2022 Fired by Bologna. Gotta assume they think he's going to be alive for at least another six months unless they want the mother of all bad publicity. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,974 Posted December 14, 2022 Gravely ill? A tweet from a respected journalist and close friend suggests so. Reports he had died were dismissed earlier today. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheKillingTime 19 Posted December 15, 2022 He won't see 2023 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
