Alan Pardew, Jan 20:
"It's an injury that unfortunately is not healing particularly well It's nothing new but it's a kicking muscle so you can't take a chance with that. We think it's going to be around two or three weeks from where he is now."
The Sun, Jan 24:
"Andy Carroll has been ruled out for up to two months with a torn thigh. It could see the hitman miss seven games for Newcastle and three England matches.
"News emerged as medical staff revealed the true extent of a thigh tear that has already KO'd him for two weeks. Carroll.... is now unlikely to return to first-team action until at least late March."
Newcastle United, Jan 24:
"There's no factual basis to the report. He will be out for two to three weeks as boss Alan Pardew said before the Spurs game."
Alan Pardew, Jan 26:
"We brought him to Portugal to start running and the disappointing news is that he hasnÃÆÃâÃâ ââ¬â¢ÃÆÃ¢â¬Å¡ÃâÃÂ¢ÃÆÃâÃâÃÂ¢ÃÆÃ¢Ã¢ââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ãâ¦ÃÂ¡ÃÆÃ¢â¬Å¡ÃâÃÂ¬ÃÆÃâÃâÃÂ¢ÃÆÃ¢Ã¢ââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ãâ¦ÃÂ¾ÃÆÃ¢â¬Å¡Ãâât. His injury is in the muscle just above the thigh ÃÆÃâÃâ ââ¬â¢ÃÆÃ¢â¬Å¡ÃâÃÂ¢ÃÆÃâÃâÃÂ¢ÃÆÃ¢Ã¢ââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ãâ¦ÃÂ¡ÃÆÃ¢â¬Å¡ÃâÃÂ¬ÃÆÃâÃâÃÂ¢ÃÆÃ¢Ã¢ââ¬à ¡ÃâÃÂ¬ÃÆÃ¢â¬Â¦Ã¢â∠â an area that doesnÃÆÃâÃâ ââ¬â¢ÃÆÃ¢â¬Å¡ÃâÃÂ¢ÃÆÃâÃâÃÂ¢ÃÆÃ¢Ã¢ââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ãâ¦ÃÂ¡ÃÆÃ¢â¬Å¡ÃâÃÂ¬ÃÆÃâÃâÃÂ¢ÃÆÃ¢Ã¢ââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ãâ¦ÃÂ¾ÃÆÃ¢â¬Å¡Ãâât get great circulation so doesnÃÆÃâÃâ ââ¬â¢ÃÆÃ¢â¬Å¡ÃâÃÂ¢ÃÆÃâÃâÃÂ¢ÃÆÃ¢Ã¢ââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ãâ¦ÃÂ¡ÃÆÃ¢â¬Å¡ÃâÃÂ¬ÃÆÃâÃâÃÂ¢ÃÆÃ¢Ã¢ââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ãâ¦ÃÂ¾ÃÆÃ¢â¬Å¡Ãâât heal very quickly.
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"It's an injury that unfortunately is not healing particularly well It's nothing new but it's a kicking muscle so you can't take a chance with that. We think it's going to be around two or three weeks from where he is now."
The Sun, Jan 24:
"Andy Carroll has been ruled out for up to two months with a torn thigh. It could see the hitman miss seven games for Newcastle and three England matches.
"News emerged as medical staff revealed the true extent of a thigh tear that has already KO'd him for two weeks. Carroll.... is now unlikely to return to first-team action until at least late March."
Newcastle United, Jan 24:
"There's no factual basis to the report. He will be out for two to three weeks as boss Alan Pardew said before the Spurs game."
Alan Pardew, Jan 26:
"We brought him to Portugal to start running and the disappointing news is that he hasnÃÆÃâÃâ ââ¬â¢ÃÆÃ¢â¬Å¡ÃâÃÂ¢ÃÆÃâÃâÃÂ¢ÃÆÃ¢Ã¢ââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ãâ¦ÃÂ¡ÃÆÃ¢â¬Å¡ÃâÃÂ¬ÃÆÃâÃâÃÂ¢ÃÆÃ¢Ã¢ââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ãâ¦ÃÂ¾ÃÆÃ¢â¬Å¡Ãâât. His injury is in the muscle just above the thigh ÃÆÃâÃâ ââ¬â¢ÃÆÃ¢â¬Å¡ÃâÃÂ¢ÃÆÃâÃâÃÂ¢ÃÆÃ¢Ã¢ââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ãâ¦ÃÂ¡ÃÆÃ¢â¬Å¡ÃâÃÂ¬ÃÆÃâÃâÃÂ¢ÃÆÃ¢Ã¢ââ¬à ¡ÃâÃÂ¬ÃÆÃ¢â¬Â¦Ã¢â∠â an area that doesnÃÆÃâÃâ ââ¬â¢ÃÆÃ¢â¬Å¡ÃâÃÂ¢ÃÆÃâÃâÃÂ¢ÃÆÃ¢Ã¢ââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ãâ¦ÃÂ¡ÃÆÃ¢â¬Å¡ÃâÃÂ¬ÃÆÃâÃâÃÂ¢ÃÆÃ¢Ã¢ââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ãâ¦ÃÂ¾ÃÆÃ¢â¬Å¡Ãâât get great circulation so doesnÃÆÃâÃâ ââ¬â¢ÃÆÃ¢â¬Å¡ÃâÃÂ¢ÃÆÃâÃâÃÂ¢ÃÆÃ¢Ã¢ââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ãâ¦ÃÂ¡ÃÆÃ¢â¬Å¡ÃâÃÂ¬ÃÆÃâÃâÃÂ¢ÃÆÃ¢Ã¢ââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ãâ¦ÃÂ¾ÃÆÃ¢â¬Å¡Ãâât heal very quickly.
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