Scottish Mag 3 Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 Newcastle United will have a familiar face in their dressing room in tonight's friendly with Norwich City at Carrow Road - and manager Glenn Roeder believes he could be the equivalent of a new signing. Forgotten man Kieron Dyer is currently working on a one-to-one basis with a fitness specialist in the south of England as he continues his seemingly never-ending battle against a series of hamstring injuries. But Roeder claimed today that there is now some light at the end of the tunnel as far Dyer is concerned. And while the little midfielder will not be available for the start of the season, the United boss hopes to welcome him back into the first team squad by the end of next month. Before flying to East Anglia for tonight's Craig Fleming testimonial, Roeder told me: "We will be delighted to see Kieron in our dressing room tonight, but we will not be completely happy until we see him in a black-and- white shirt again, and when we do, it will be like having a new signing. "He is continuing his rehab in the south with one-to-one treatment but our physio Derek Wright and our medical team are constantly in touch with him. "The person who is working with him on a daily basis is happy at the way Kieron's rehab is going. He is working hard, with a lot of powerful running, and there have been no adverse effects. "We have agreed on a period of time to complete his fitness programme which should mean Kieron being fit before or around the end of August, and we are quietly confident that he will be quickly involved in the first team again. "I saw Kieron myself only last week and he looked very fit and healthy in himself and this is very important. "He has had a stop-start career at St James' Park, unfortunately with more stops than starts, and understandably he has been a bit down about it a times. "But he is very positive at the moment and his only aim is to play football again for Newcastle United. "And because of his rehabilitation and the length of time we have allowed him, we are confident he will not break down again. "He keeps in touch with the rest of the players and he is coming to our game at Norwich tonight and he cannot wait to return to the squad and put himself up for selection again." It was from Ipswich that Ruud Gullit signed Dyer in 1999 for around £7m and it has to be said that the England midfielder has had a chequered career at St James' Park - both on and off the field. But I must confess I have always liked Dyer as a player for his ability to run at defences, although, like everyone else, I would like to have seen him score more goals in his spell on Tyneside. Roeder added: "You cannot have enough pace in your team in the Premiership and in Europe these days, and this is something Kieron Dyer does possess. "In fact, he is one of the few players I have come across who can run as fast with the ball as he can without it." United and Roeder have already suffered the worst injury blow of all before a ball has even been kicked this season with Michael Owen's knee ligament problems, and it would be a tremendous boost to both the club and the manager to have an injury-free Kieron Dyer back in a black-and-white shirt by the end of next month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetleftpeg 0 Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 Dyer to retire by the end of the season I reckon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wullie 0 Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 Yawn. Is it that time of week again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty 0 Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 Bound to retire soon... Get the insurance money and look for a new striker! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curry stained pilchard 0 Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 I'd written him and Owen off for the season, tbh... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adios 717 Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 Yawn. Is it that time of week again? 165101[/snapback] Time of the month tbf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted Maul 0 Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 (edited) Dyer will never play a relatively full season of football ever again IMO. Edited July 26, 2006 by Ted Maul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 13804 Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 Dyer is finished man.. The ratio is that for every fucking match he plays he misses something like 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holden McGroin 4795 Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 What happens if he loses his pace after all these injuries? Will be turbo-shit thats what! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattM4 0 Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 aye, the Dyer cycle in full swing. Light at the end of this tunnel, luckely there's another coming right up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 He's an asset when he's fit but like others I've just written him off now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetleftpeg 0 Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 Light at the end of this tunnel 165224[/snapback] Then hit by a train. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jusoda Kid 1 Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 We've seen the last of the Dyer imo, get his wages off the books Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zico martin 84 Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 We've seen the last of the Dyer imo, get his wages off the books 165250[/snapback] how though, he's still under contract so we cant just sack him can we? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curry stained pilchard 0 Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 Surely we won't be paying his wages whilst he on the sick? If we have insurance for Owen, shirley we have it for someone who has moved into the treatment room? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jusoda Kid 1 Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 Medically retire him, pay him off, just get rid he's draining us of massive wages. If it was any other job he would have been peddaled the amount of working hours he's put in over the past five years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetleftpeg 0 Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 There's no company in the world that would insure Dyer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 26118 Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 A "random" drug test should be enough to get rid of him if rumour is to be believed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 Can't believe people still bother to mention this clown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattM4 0 Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 ^^^^ ^^^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 8936 Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 Hmmm... this is Familiar, where've I seen this before? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinofbeans 86 Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 dead wood. needs to come off the books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazarus 0 Posted July 27, 2006 Share Posted July 27, 2006 i'm sure thats not the first time that dyers injury comeback has been described as 'like a new signing'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jigsaw's Juggernaut 0 Posted July 27, 2006 Share Posted July 27, 2006 *Plays a grim death march for Dyer's footballing career* cba with a headstone, tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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