Championship - Taylor returns to training

Eurosport - Sat, 04 Jul 11:17:00 2009

Steven Taylor has handed Newcastle caretaker-manager Chris Hughton a boost by returning for pre-season training fit and well.

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The 22-year-old was due to captain England at the European Under-21s Championships in Sweden earlier this month, but had to withdraw with an Achilles problem.

Young striker Andy Carroll ended last season in the treatment room with an ankle injury, while Obafemi Martins underwent hernia surgery during the summer.

Hughton told the club's official website: "Steven is fine and is training with the main group.

"Andy is training, but is working on a different programme for this first week or so, as is Oba Martins. But they are out on the training pitch and certainly working hard."

PA Sport

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  1. cameron don't think much of bent either but he did­ score about 14goals last season and may fit the style­ of play bruce wants

    From heslop448, on Sun 5 Jul 9:19AM

  2. Heslop, Doyle is way, way better than that waster Bent.

    From cameron w, on Sun 5 Jul 12:41AM

  3. dont think sol campbell will join newcastle its now a­ chapionship club,,,,,owen joins man untd,,,ananda­ krishnan wants to buy the club? and JKs on his way­ back, great times at the toon eh lads....

    From PHIL, on Sat 4 Jul 4:46PM

  4. cameron we didn't even want doyle it was just paper­ talk why would we want him he's a championship­ player he couldn't hack it in the big league last­ time it will be the same this time

    From heslop448, on Sat 4 Jul 3:14PM

  5. He runs up a canny set of curtains mind! Keep him.­ He's a Geordie with black and white blood. Get­ somebody with experience to partner him at the back,­ Sol Campbell would be perfect, and watch him grow. He­ has flaws, like Andy Murray, but one day he'll be­ playing for the England team. I HOPE THIS FELLA, ANANDA­ KRISHNAN, IS THE MAN WHO'S BUYING OUT THE BULL $HIT­ BILLIONAIRE. HE'S WORTH A REPUTED 4.5 B. ANNY­ KRISHNAN. ANNY KRISHNAN. ANNY KRISHNAN. ALAN SHEARER

    From SHAUN, on Sat 4 Jul 1:45PM

  6. Posts 10 & 11: your talking rubbish and you know­ it. The rest of the team let Newcastle down because­ they were not interested. Taylor at least showed he had­ the guts to try.
    Your talking @#$%!

    From Bobby Robson A Legend, on Sat 4 Jul 12:05PM

  7. oh good something about newcastle and not that little­ @$%^ owen.

    From John, on Sat 4 Jul 11:58AM

  8. northeastirene
    Wrong!

    From cameron w, on Fri 3 Jul 8:41PM

  9. no comment 10... newcastle need good, COMMITED, LOYAL­ players. taylor is all of the above. he hasa had a @#$%­ season because the rest of his team werent commited and­ did not care if newcastle went down. his blood runs­ black and white.

    and just for the record, even if he­ did only save A POINT, a point would hav saved­ newcastle...

    From dodger, on Fri 3 Jul 8:35PM

  10. He's one of the reasons we got relegated ! Cash in­ on him if anyone's daft enough to buy him !

    From northeastirene, on Fri 3 Jul 8:32PM

  11. We need to get rid of second rate players like­ this...thats why we're in the Championship...he may­ be local but he's no good...and a diver too...saved­ us a point against Sunderland but embarrassing to have­ to stoop to these levels.

    From alaneng1yahoo.com, on Fri 3 Jul 8:31PM

  12. i hope sol cambell signs could be good for taylor to­ play alongside with all his experince

    dean

    From AMBER, on Fri 3 Jul 8:21PM

  13. at last light at the end of the tunnel ashleys finaly­ heading for the exit!!!!!!!!

    dean

    From AMBER, on Fri 3 Jul 8:19PM

  14. now thats loyalty not like sicknote(sid) owen good­ riddings to a hasbeen

    dean

    From AMBER, on Fri 3 Jul 8:19PM

  15. Proper Geordie

    From JEFF, on Fri 3 Jul 8:05PM

  16. Taylor = Great Player

    From henry_michael_daly, on Fri 3 Jul 4:58PM

  17. Well it certainly won't come from your lot; Harrods­ indeed, you couldn't even nab the boy Doyle - he­ preferred the mighty Wolves instead . . . . . Harrods­ my asre - scraps of the scraps of the scraps!

    From cameron w, on Fri 3 Jul 1:27PM

  18. A decent bid and he'll be gone.

    From safcalsftm, on Fri 3 Jul 1:23PM

  19. With Bassong deserting, Taylor is even more critical to­ NUFC's cause next season!
    I would seriously­ consider making him him club captain too.

    From cameron w, on Fri 3 Jul 1:01PM

  20. Good news for Taylor.

    From Bobby Robson A Legend, on Fri 3 Jul 12:49PM
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