Barnet boss Martin Allen to undergo minor heart surgery
Monday 14 November 2016 11:01, UK
Barnet manager Martin Allen will undergo minor heart surgery on Monday and miss this weekend's match with Crewe, the club have announced.
Allen, 51, will miss Saturday's home Sky Bet League Two fixture, but said he hoped to be back at work the following week.
"I'm on my way to the Royal Berkshire Hospital for a minor procedure which will keep me out of action for one week," Allen told the club's official website.
"After tests a couple of months ago at St George's Park with the League Manager's Association I've got tightness of the arteries around my heart which simply need clearing. It's simple and straightforward.
"Rossi Eames, James Russell, Carl Muggleton and Luigi Cerullo will look after the players throughout the week along with the senior players who will continue, no doubt, to be model professionals, voice their opinion and contribute towards training and the preparation for the Crewe Alexandra game."
Allen is in his fourth spell as Barnet boss, returning for a third time in March 2014 and guiding them to promotion to the Football League the following April. The Bees are currently 12th in the table.
