Shearer Feeling Confident

By Matthew Jones
June 11 2003

Alan Shearer's broken ankle appears to be healing fine, after he spent the summer jet skiing with his kids! He is confident of playing the opening game of the season.

Newcastle United striker, Alan Shearer is confident that he will recover from his broken ankle in time to play in the opening game of the season - he better do, after he spent his summer break Jet Skiing!

Shearer has been out of action since April 26, but begin pre-season training on July 3.

Shearer told the Evening Chronicle: "Everything is fine at the moment and to tell the truth I haven't done any running or anything like that since the end of the season.

"I'm just back from a holiday in Barbados and my ankle stood up to being on the jet skis and banana boats with the kids, so I must be OK.

"When it happened I was told I could not have picked a better time to be injured because if it had occurred during the season I would have been out for six to eight weeks.

"But I will be back in training with the rest of the lads on July 3, although the physiotherapists want me in a week earlier as a precaution to make sure there are no problems."

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