• John Hartson says former teammate has ‘bleed on the brain’• McNamara reported to have collapsed in York on SaturdayFormer clubs and teammates of Jackie McNamara have sent their best wishes after the former
Scotland international fell seriously ill. The 46-year-old is understood to have been admitted to hospital for brain surgery.
John Hartson, a former teammate at Celtic, stated that McNamara had collapsed on Saturday with a “bleed on the brain”. McNamara’s family wrote on
Twitter that he was receiving the “best care possible”.