Has Toon Star Come Down With Swine Flu?
Last updated : 30 April 2009 By Footy Mad - Editor
Shearer was hoping to give the player the chance to end his long stint on the sidelines with injury, but apparently the Uruguay star has come down with something he found in a medical book.
It seems like a cross between Swine Flu and piles.
He joins the long list of foreign money-grabbers we have had on our books in recent years - Marcelino, Albert Luque, etc.
Time is running out for Gonzalez to add to his lowly tally of just 38 minutes playing time since arriving on Tyneside on loan from Valencia in September.
We said (on NewcastleUtd-Mad) that he wouldn't last 15 minutes ... but guess what ... he was not involved AT ALL.
Newcastle United Reserves failed to round-off their league campaign with a win as Liverpool ran out 5-1 winners at Warrington last night.
Richard Money's side would've climbed to second in the table but instead must now settle for a fourth-placed finish after suffering just their second defeat of 2009.
But it was a comprehensive success for Gary Ablett's men who took the lead on 11 minutes when Mikel Dominguez climbed among a cluster of bodies inside the area to nod home Gerardo Bruna's flighted flag-kick.
French forward David Ngog made it two just four minutes later, trapping a long punt downfield before bursting by Ben Tozer and slotting underneath Ole Soderberg with what was a fine solo effort.
Bruna, an 18-year-old Argentine prised from Real Madrid two years ago, was causing the Magpies all manner of problems and it came as no surprise when from another of his trademark set-plays French midfielder Damien Plessis volleyed Liverpool's third on 26 minutes.
Spanish teenager Daniel Pacheco emerged from the bench on the hour mark and it was his late brace which made sure of the points for the Reds.
The Toon had a consolation strike from Slovenian Haris Vukcic.
LIVERPOOL: Dean Bouzanis, Philipp Degen (Emmanuel Mendy, 64m), Stephen Darby (c), Mikel Dominguez, Daniel Ayala, Damien Plessis, Nabil El Zhar (Daniel Pacheco, 60m), Victor Palsson, David Ngog (Nikola Saric, 72m), Andras Simon, Gerardo Bruna
Subs not used: Martin Hansen, Vincent Weijl
NEWCASTLE: Ole Soderberg, Philip Airey, Darren Lough (c), Haris Vuckic, Ben Tozer, James Tavernier, Wesley Ngo Baheng (Brad Inman, 46m) Ryan Donaldson, Nile Ranger, Xisco (Jonny Godsmark, 58m), Frank Danquah (Mark Doninger, 64m)
Subs not used: Matthew Grieve, James Taylor