Alan Stubbs has revealed that he was on his way to Rugby Park on Tuesday night to do a punditry shift for Sky Sports when he was taken unwell. The former Celtic defender was speaking to Football Pass and he explained exactly what happened on Tuesday.
“I was due to go do Celtic Kilmarnock game for Sky and when I was driving up I didn’t feel too good,” Stubbs said. “Also just in terms of just a temperature. I rang up Sky Sports and just said, ‘Listen, I don’t feel great and don’t want to take any risks’, more so for anyone else than for myself.
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“I turned back and came home, my daughter is a nurse so had a self-testing kit, I tested myself and it was positive. I’ve been isolating since then, luckily for me I’ve only had mild symptoms at the mooment, a bit of a temperature and only in the last day or so maybe a little bit of shortness of breath, nothing more.
“It looks like I’ve maybe been one of the lucky ones who had only had mild symptoms.”
All the best for a speedy recovery Stubbsy.
Fun fact about Alan Stubbs, he was the last manager to win a trophy in Scotland, outwith Celtic. His Hibs side fought back from 2-1 down to win the Scottish Cup Final in 2016, beating theRangers 3-2. There was subsequently a riot at Hampden, similar to the one that happened previously in 1980. However it was two different clubs playing that afternoon when Celtic beat Rangers 1-0 before the riot started.