Le Tissier speaks out over cardiac concerns

He was back in his home island to take the stage at St Pierre Park Hotel for the Channel Islands Integrated Health Alliance’s talk ‘Covid Conversations Part III – The Truth Revealed’.

Mr Le Tissier has previously called for an inquiry into the number of footballers recently suffering heart issues in training and matches, and on stage he questioned why no sports organisations have expressed concerns or sought to investigate links to Covid vaccinations.

‘It’s one of the biggest derelictions of duty I’ve ever experienced in my life,’ he said.

‘It’s not about me, I have no regrets in my life – I just want my kids and grandkids to be able to have the opportunities in life I was given.

‘Not once in 17 years as a professional footballer have I seen a single player having to come off the pitch with heart problems.

‘I think it’s very important that the message gets across to local people, as media all over the world don’t want to cover it.

‘There’s been a really positive response and it goes to show that there is a thirst for knowledge out there to see the other side of the story.’

Mr Le Tissier lost his high-profile job as a Sky Sports football pundit during the pandemic and said that social media trolls had tried to get him sacked for his views.

But he has been unrepentant in being outspoken on the subject.

‘It’s not about being brave – it’s about doing the right thing,’ he said.

There was a big audience at the hotel for the latest CIIHA Covid questions event, but although all deputies were invited only three were spotted – Lester Queripel, John Gollop and Steve Falla.

Mr Le Tissier was pleased with the attendance and the response. ‘There was a wonderful turnout and it was very well-received.'

Organiser Laura Anderson from the CIIHA said she was thrilled the 350 tickets for the event had been snapped up within 10 days.

Also speaking live or on a livestream were Dr Tess Lawrie, who spoke about using ivermectin as a Covid treatment, Dr Peter McCullough, well-known for his appearances on the Joe Rogan podcast, and medical professional Dr Robert Yoho who discussed the role of big pharma.

Local cardiologist Dr Dean Patterson also spoke and the event was recorded by UK documentary makers Oracle Films.

Questions from the audience covered topics from asymptomatic spread of Covid, to the damage caused by LFTs.

Jack Barlow, 21, said the event had shown islanders another perspective.

‘Discrimination needs to stop between the unvaccinated and vaccinated – we need to pull together,’ he said.

COVID outbreaks on a hospital ward, in Alderney and among young people seem to have resulted in a sharp rise in cases.

There were 149 new cases reported yesterday.

With 34 recoveries over the same period, the number of active cases is now 732.

There are currently eight hospital patients in the Bailiwick, six of which are related to the ward outbreak and are asymptomatic.

Alderney also accounts for a disproportionate number of the cases, with 91.

More than 260 of the active cases are in unvaccinated young people aged 14 and under.

Case numbers had been steadily falling from a peak of more than 2,000 at the start of the year.

But over the last week the seven day average has been steadily climbing again.