Ace Gordon will bounce back, insists Butcher.Byline: STEVE BROWN Steve Brown is the name of more than one person of note:
CRAIG GORDON Craig Sinclair Gordon (born 31 December 1982 in Edinburgh, Scotland) is a Scottish footballer, currently a goalkeeper for both Sunderland and the Scotland national team. Club career Hearts has been told he will bounce back "even stronger" from his latest injury. The Sunderland keeper fractured his forearm during Saturday's defeat at Tottenham Hotspur Hotspur: see Percy, Sir Henry. Hotspur Sir Henry Percy, so named for his fiery character. [Br. Lit.: I Henry IV] See : Irascibility and looks set to be sidelined until after Christmas. The setback comes as a particularly bitter blow to Gordon, only recently recovered from a hip complaint and, before that, knee surgery. It has ruled him out of Scotland's friendly international against Wales Wales, Welsh Cymru, western peninsula and political division (principality) of Great Britain (1991 pop. 2,798,200), 8,016 sq mi (20,761 sq km), west of England; politically united with England since 1536. The capital is Cardiff. in Cardiff on Saturday, leaving the Saltires' assistant manager Terry Butcher Terence Ian "Terry" Butcher (born December 28 1958 in Singapore) is an English football manager who is currently manager of Brentford having been appointed on 24 April 2007[1]. particularly frustrated. Yet the former Black Cats boss has also offered Gordon words of comfort, promising that, having sustained a clean break of the bone, he will bounce back. "We all know about Craig Gordon and what he can do," said Butcher. "He's been fantastic for Sunderland, obviously, and unbelievable for Scotland. It is a massive blow for him; he's just come back from an injury as well. "It's frustrating, he'll be a good few months out but it's part and parcel of football and you just have to get on with it. "It's a blow, but it's a straight break, the bone will heal even stronger and he'll bounce back - there's no doubt about that. "It's probably a better injury than if you pick up ligaments or cartilage injuries. He'll bounce back - it shouldn't be a problem for him." Meanwhile, Sunderland have been credited with an interest in Gordon's fellow compatriot com·pa·tri·ot n. 1. A person from one's own country. 2. A colleague. [French compatriote, from Late Latin compatri Graham Dorrans Graham Dorrans (born May 5, 1987 in Glasgow) is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing for Livingston in the Scottish First Division. He spent the first half of the 2005-06 season on loan at Partick Thistle. . The Scotland Under-21 midfielder - who can also play up front - joined West Brom from Livingston in a pounds 100,000 move last year, but has risen to prominence this season as the Baggies continue to breathe down Newcastle's necks at the top of the Championship. And his form is understood to have attracted interest from the Black Cats - along with Aston Villa and Birmingham City. CAPTION(S): BACKING: Gordon |
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