Newcastle ‘Keeper Steve Harper Ruled Out For Three Months
By Chris Wright
Newcastle have confirmed that goalkeeper Steve Harper will be out of action for the next three months after undergoing surgery on the shoulder injury he sustained against Everton last Saturday.
A challenge with Harper ruptured ligaments in his shoulder falling awkwardly after a challenge from striker Jermaine Beckford sent him tumbling, and the official prognosis is that the 35-year-old now faces ‘a minimum of 12 weeks’ on the sidelines.
22-year-old Dutch stopper Tim Krul took over from Harper at Goodison, started in the Carling Cup win over Chelsea and is set to continue to deputise this weekend when Stoke make the trip north to the St James Park@Rowntrees Fruit Pastilles Stadium (or whatever it’s called these days) in the Premier League this Sunday.
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Great opportunity for fellow Dutchman Krul to impress the PL.
Good luck Tim Curl!
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Krul and Forster will definitely go far, ask any Celtic/Norwich fan how good he is.
did anyone else think he over-reacted to the challenge from Beckford?
i mean all he had to do was ride the challenge and fall over but he seemed to dive up in the air to make it look spectacular… maybe it’s a keeper thing?