Hatters striker taken to hospital

Published: 23 Jan 2009 - 12:00:12

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Thompson, a Northern Ireland international, has missed County's last two games with a chest infection and only lasted five minutes of a training session before complaining of tightness in his chest. The club doctor immediately diagnosed the 24-year-old with a spontaneous collapse of the lung and he was admitted to hospital. Hatters' physio Rodger Wylde told the Stockport official website: "Peter was given a course of antibiotics last Thursday and was then diagnosed by the club doctors before Saturday's game against Southend. "He seemed to be improving and came in on Monday for a run. He only managed 20 minutes, though, before his chest started tightening. "He tried again on Thursday but there was no improvement. We asked the doctor to have another look at him and he diagnosed a spontaneous collapse of his lung."