Marlon Harewood’s Been Flying

Marlon Harewood has had some good news about the injury he picked up in training.

It appears he aggravated a problem at the back of his knee that he experienced last season with West Ham. Martin O’Neill was confident the rest during the summer would have helped it and explained,

‘This is the first time he’s complained about it here and as a precaution we sent him for scans. The first one showed a possibility of a stress fracture. But after further examinations and the benefits of other scans, we don’t think at this minute that the situation is as bad as all that.’

‘Marlon feels half decent and we are now treating it as a lot of bruising around that area. So, though we’re still cautious, it might not be the length of time out we first feared. That would be great news.’

O’Neill also says the 28-year-old striker has been ‘absolutely flying in training’ adding they hope he won’t be out of action for long. Does the flying then involve falling flat on the floor?! (Sorry, must find a way to turn this bitchy mode off!)