Cancer surgery for former Saint (From Daily Echo)
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Cancer surgery for former Southampton record signing Alan McLoughlin
1:43pm Monday 22nd October 2012 in Sport
By Dan Kerins, Digital Editor
Alan McLoughlin takes on Stuart Gray, December 1990.
FORMER Saints' midfielder Alan McLoughlin has undergone surgery after being diagnosed with cancer.
The Irishman, who made 24 league appearances and scored one goal for Saints between 1990 and 1992, underwent surgery to remove a kidney and a cancerous tumour.
After spotting blood in his urine, a visit to hospital confirmed the worst.
He now has to wait until next month to find out if the operation has been a success.
McLoughlin said: "I just jumped back from the urinal and called out to Lucas, one of the physios who had travelled with us. He told me to go to the hospital."
"I just remember putting my hand up to my face and thinking 'How am I going to tell Deby and my two girls Abby and Megan and my mum and dad?
"The one thing this illness has taught me is perspective -- but it has also made me reminisce about the past and how much we have to be proud of as a family."
McLoughlin, who is best known for scoring the goal which took the Republic of Ireland to the 1994 World Cup, was Saints' record signing when Chris Nicholls splashed out £1m for his services from Swindon.
After leaving Saints, he moved to Portsmouth for £400,000 and spent seven years at Fratton Park and now works there as a youth coach.
Comments(11)
Over the Edge
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4:25pm Mon 22 Oct 12
Just another reader wrote:2nd by me
Fingers crossed for a full recovery.
Abbey Saint
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6:54pm Mon 22 Oct 12
PTID1898
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7:37pm Mon 22 Oct 12
Linesman
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8:03pm Mon 22 Oct 12
Linesman
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8:04pm Mon 22 Oct 12
Linesman wrote:Best wishes and get well soon Alan.
Have met him a number of times and as well as being a top footballer, he is a top gent. Get well soon Aln
andrwingrm
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8:35pm Mon 22 Oct 12
sparkster
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8:36pm Mon 22 Oct 12
City Saint
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9:03pm Mon 22 Oct 12
Hdg end mo
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12:32am Tue 23 Oct 12
CB FRY LIVES
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4:06pm Tue 23 Oct 12
Just another reader says...
2:19pm Mon 22 Oct 12