Graeme Souness
Graeme Souness
Graeme James Sounessis a retired Scottish professional football player and manager...
operation three tomorrow
He will have his operation tomorrow and he will be out for three months.
looks others ready though
It looks like Kieron Dyer will be ready for Saturday, though the others aren't ready yet,
knows last situation
It is a situation where no-one knows how long it will last for,
fit match pitch
If we can keep them all fit and on the pitch then we can be a match for anybody.
final help improve third
I've said that we need to improve our play in the final third and if Luque comes in then he'll help us to do that.
benefits bit far few game modern outrageous
No one benefits other than a few quid in the coffers of the respective FA. It's just so outrageous that in the modern game this can happen. You'd be far better just having a get-together for a bit of bonding.
situation
We know all about Michael's situation - he is a target. But we also have other targets,
fitness michael parker tests
We had to give Michael Owen and Scott Parker fitness tests this morning.
area break coming confident decisions fit forward hopefully itself manager picking push ready season squad table team tough
We've got the international break coming up, though, so hopefully all but Luque will be ready after that. I'll look forward to that because as a manager you want to have tough decisions to make. The team has been picking itself this season but with a fully fit squad then I'll be confident we can push up the table and get to an area in the table where we want to be.
certainly close enjoying enormous ground happened happens last next pack player playing ready recent since six training year
We'll see what happens over the next six months, but I certainly wouldn't close any doors. It would have to come from him, but if he's still playing like he has in recent weeks, he has an enormous part to play. I said last year that I do not see a player on the training ground who is ready to pack in and there's nothing that's happened since which suggests that has changed. It's like everything - if you're enjoying it, why stop?
certainly close happens months next six
We'll see what happens over the next six months but I certainly wouldn't close any doors.
days pleasing points tie won
The other pleasing points are that we've got through and won a tie 5-1 when we've played, first after only two weeks, and then after only 17 days of training.
anyone behind club gets supports
The only important thing is that anyone who supports this club gets behind the team,
both facing feet game ground launch lift raise risking tackle trouble
When you raise both feet off the ground in a tackle these days, you are facing trouble. I think, especially away from home, when you lift your feet and launch yourself at someone you are risking everything. That's the game today.