Levein back for Sacked in the Morning after triple bypass
As excuses go for delaying a popular podcast go, having triple bypass heart surgery is right up there.Fortunately, Craig Levein is in fine fettle after the procedure and Sacked in the Morning is back for series eight on Wednesday.The former Scotland manager suffered a heart attack in the summer of 2018 and had stents fitted.His latest ordeal started with a Saturday night trip to Accident & Emergency in Kirkcaldy."I was struggling to walk and breathe at times, if I was going up any hills," Levein told co-host Amy Irons."It had to be done. They offered me more stents, something like five, and I was like, 'not for me'."The other option was the triple bypass and it's been a good decision. I'm feeling really good."
The 60-year-old was sacked by St Johnstone in September of 2024, having also been in charge at Hearts (twice), Leicester City and Dundee United.Levein began his podcasting career in October 2021, with Tony Pulis the first guest.Dean Saunders, Viv Anderson, Andy Cole, Alistair Campbell and Si Ferry are among those who will appear in the new series.And Levein promises to be more cogent than he was in the days after his operation."I couldn't sleep," he recalled. "I was on about 14 different pills. I had delirium. I had no idea what was going on."I woke up, and I'm sitting on my bed, and there's a nativity play going on, and there's kids running about. And I swear, I think it's real. "Then I look across to the other side of the ward, and there's a cubicle, and the curtain's open, and the devil's in there."There was also a vivid hallucination involving a fight between doctors and a subsequent union row over the fictional fracas.Now that Levein is on the mend, there are sure to be more stories of real fisticuffs, embarrassing moments, great sporting achievements and, of course, what it's liked to be sacked in the morning...Any questions for Craig and Amy can be emailed to sackedinthemorning@bbc.co.uk
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