Scottish Mag 3 Posted August 10, 2005 Share Posted August 10, 2005 Alan Shearer will be fit to lead Newcastle United out against Arsenal in Sunday's Premiership opener at Highbury. That's the good news with United's kick-off now just four days away. Shearer has missed the club's last two friendlies against Yeading at St James' Park and last night at Bray Wanderers because of a calf strain and all the talk is that the talisman skipper would not be on the plane when it heads down to London on Saturday afternoon. However assistant manager Alan Murray said today: "As far as Alan Shearer is concerned we took advice from our medical team and they said leave him behind when we went out to Dublin so we did. "But we are really confident that he will be okay for Sunday's game with Arsenal at Highbury." Apart from long term injury victim Titus Bramble, who is out for another month with his broken elbow, and Shearer, keeper Shay Given and new boys Emre and Scott Parker did not travel to Dublin last night. However Murray stressed: "The four players we left behind were all for precautionary measures and we expect them all to be available for Sunday." United's game with Bolton Wanderers scheduled for the Reebok Stadium on Tuesday, August 23, has been put back 24 hours to the Wednesday. This is at the request of Bolton who have a game on the previous Sunday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zico martin 89 Posted August 10, 2005 Share Posted August 10, 2005 Alan Shearer will be fit to lead Newcastle United out against Arsenal in Sunday's Premiership opener at Highbury. That's the good news with United's kick-off now just four days away. Shearer has missed the club's last two friendlies against Yeading at St James' Park and last night at Bray Wanderers because of a calf strain and all the talk is that the talisman skipper would not be on the plane when it heads down to London on Saturday afternoon. However assistant manager Alan Murray said today: "As far as Alan Shearer is concerned we took advice from our medical team and they said leave him behind when we went out to Dublin so we did. "But we are really confident that he will be okay for Sunday's game with Arsenal at Highbury." Apart from long term injury victim Titus Bramble, who is out for another month with his broken elbow, and Shearer, keeper Shay Given and new boys Emre and Scott Parker did not travel to Dublin last night. However Murray stressed: "The four players we left behind were all for precautionary measures and we expect them all to be available for Sunday." United's game with Bolton Wanderers scheduled for the Reebok Stadium on Tuesday, August 23, has been put back 24 hours to the Wednesday. This is at the request of Bolton who have a game on the previous Sunday. 9835[/snapback] hurrah! panic over eh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut 145 Posted August 10, 2005 Share Posted August 10, 2005 Senderos & Toure will have a field day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 44804 Posted August 10, 2005 Share Posted August 10, 2005 Senderos & Toure will have a field day. 9866[/snapback] Who'll play instead of them then? Seems like bad planning to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckypierre 0 Posted August 10, 2005 Share Posted August 10, 2005 assistant manager Alan Murray that bit alone makes me want to cry. Assistant manager, he looks more like he should be slumped up against a wall near central station Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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