Shola out for season

[Beefy]

Newcastle manager Glenn Roeder has revealed striker Shola Ameobi's hip injury could rule him out for the rest of the season.

The 25-year-old has not played for two weeks because of the problem and now looks likely to undergo surgery.

Roeder said: "We're close to booking an operation in America. When he has it, that's him out for the season."

[scotty1990]

feel very very sorry for Shola Ameobi, its terrible for any player to get injured for prolonged periods of time. However, I really must disagree with you justpaddy on several fronts. First of all, I dont understand how you can assertain that Ameobi has not been given a chance by the fans here at newcastle. Infact the reason he is so unpopular and disrespected on this page and in general is that he has been given a prolonged period of chances over a three year stretch where he has consistantly failed to deliver. He barely scores, games regularly pass him by, he is virtually useles as a link up player and for a tall striker he cant head the ball and gets beaten in the air by defenders who are half his size in every match. His presence hinders our attacking capabilities when he plays and he is taking the place of a decent striker who could do a great job for us. I really feel that if Albert Luque was given half the faith and chances Ameobi gets then he could really do a job for us. But you see thats not how things work in newcastle and consequencially we are joint bottom of the table, and believe me lads that has not been purely down to bad luck, its been bad management and an abismal selection policy of not playing your best players! Sorry for Shola, as I said its really crap to see any player injured for a long period but hopefull when he returns we will have a new hierarchy of strikers in place and he wont be able to get his place back and is moved on for the greater good of the club!!!

[sportbilly]

the geordies will have to get some more strikers in quick.......it doesn't look good for them......as leeds fans know, ya never too big to go down

[Jibbers]

I feel sorry for Shola but as you say he has been given plenty of chances by recent managers and has not delivered. Would any world class strikers want to go to Newcastle though in current position? Rarity of good strikers around and they have the pick of the top clubs not ones struggling at wrong end of table. I hope Newcastle stay up and feel they can turn things around. Bottom 3 Sheff Utd, Watford, Charlton or Wigan.