Graeme Souness
Graeme Souness
Graeme James Sounessis a retired Scottish professional football player and manager...
needing next operation painful season
He could get through to the end of the season without needing an operation or it could get that painful he would need the operation next week.
filled football good
The dressing-room has to be filled with good characters. This is his football club.
fears hoping three worst
He will be out for up to three more months. We were hoping to get away with it but it didn't happen. Our worst fears are that he will be out for 12 weeks; he will need an operation.
chose games goals join played record scoring sure three tonight track worst
He has a track record of scoring goals and I'm sure he would here if he chose to join us. We've played three games and tonight is the worst we've played so far.
seen
I haven't seen it clearly, but I don't think he was the only one who should have seen red.
dwell walks
I'm not going to dwell on it, but I think that, in most walks of life, that would be the case,
wednesday
Fortunately for England, he will be fine. By about Wednesday or Thursday, he should be okay.
choice second secret
It's no secret who his first and second choice are,
operation three tomorrow
He will have his operation tomorrow and he will be out for three months.
alan couple fine gets goals michael surprises
There were a couple of fine goals from Michael Owen and Alan Shearer gets one as well - but there are no surprises there,
fitness michael parker tests
We had to give Michael Owen and Scott Parker fitness tests this morning.
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.