AMEOBI OUT FOR
SEASON
Newcastle striker Shola Ameobi looks set to miss the rest of the
season with a hip injury. The forward has been troubled by the
injury for some time, and in an effort to cure the problem he is
being sent to America for specialist surgery.
Ameobi has scored five goals this season, and had been given more
responsibility up front following Michael Owen's injury and Alan
Shearer's retirement.
Roeder said: "Shola's hip has all but seized up and he will be
going to America for his operation, but this is easier said than
done because the specialist is so good that all the top sports
stars in the States who have this sort of problem are queuing up to
see him.
"Shola has been scoring in every other game since I took over in
February and this shows just how important he has been to us, and
he will be a big miss.
"We were completely ineffective in the last third of the field on
Saturday (against Sheffield United) and we didn't really create a
chance."
Newcastle are now extremely light on striking options, espeicially
after Giuseppe Rossi and Antoine Sibierski picked up knocks in the
Carling Cup clash against Watford.
