Shearer May Require Surgery

Newcastle skipper, Alan Shearer maybe facing a hernia operation according to the club manager, Graeme Souness. The striker is allegedly due to have surgery during the international fixtures in November in which there are no premiership matches. The former England star who agreed to carry on playing for one more season in April last year has been suffering with the problem for nearly two weeks and could continue for the rest of the season with it. However, Souness knows that the injury could deteriorate later on in the season and would prefer to have the surgery completed sooner, rather than later.

Souness stated "Given his track record and given the way he plays football, I would imagine he would be out for about three weeks."

This would be a huge blow for Newcastle as they already have been digging into the reserve squad in order to replace many other injured players. Steven Carr has recently joined Craig Moore, Albert Luque, Michael Owen, and Steve Harper in the treatment room. Without Shearer either, the club would struggle to cope without their captain and fans hero.

On a brighter note, Kieron Dyer has made a surprise return to be named in the squad to face Grimbsy in the Carling Cup tie tomorrow night. The England midfielder has been plagued with injuries since joining the club nearly six years ago. Hopefully there will be no repercussions of the never ending night mare, that is his hamstring injury. Shearer has also been named in squad along with, Emre, Parker, Bramble, and Babayaro.