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Martins/Viduka/Duff Out For 4 More Weeks
By Tyne-Talk
August 28 2008
Manager Kevin Keegan cast doubt over the fitness of his key players, Obafemi Martins, Mark Viduka and Damian Duff, by confirming that they are all likely to be sidelined for at least another 4 weeks. Mark Viduka has been struggling with an Achilles injury which kept him out of pre-season, whilst Obafemi Martins picked up a groin injury and Duff a knee complaint in the side's 1-0 win over Bolton.

None of the 3 look set to start much before the end of September.

Keegan said:

"If we don't get anybody, we'll have to wait for everybody to come back and this could take some time.

Mark Viduka's four or five weeks away, and Obafemi Martins is out for three or four weeks, as is Damien Duff.

The young back-up we've got, in Andy Carroll and Kazenga LuaLua, is also injured. They would have made our bench a bit stronger, but as it was, we had a 17-year-old among our substitutes.

At a smaller club that's OK, but not here. Alan Smith's also injured, so we've been hit hard. You can't legislate for that - you could sign about 10 strikers, but when they're all fit, you've got a problem.

If we don't get anybody in, we'll soldier on, but hopefully, we might still get a couple more players in."

The return date of Kazenga LuaLua is unconfirmed as he recovers from a sprained ankle, but provisional return dates for Shola Ameobi (hamstring) and Andy Carroll (ankle/foot) are 30th August and 31st August respectively.

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Re: Martins/Viduka/Duff Out For 4 More Weeks
Great, we're eagerly looking forward to getting back a 19-year old reserve player fresh off an injury. (Sm105)

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