De Jong blow

You really cannot make this stuff up - Summer signing Siem De Jong has picked up a injury which will keep him out till Christmas.

This leaves NUFC without a player who is key the way in which AP wants us to play. Of course the irony of this all is that AP just let HBA leave on loan - the player in our squad who could replace De Jong in the number 10 role.

In the 2 games he has already missed due to injury it was obvious his link up play between the midfielder and forward was missing - Riviere was so isolated.

Just where the goals are going to come from in this team worries me. This De Jong injury just further emphasizes how weak our squad is.

AP needs a win badly or by the time he returns from injury De Jong could find himself playing for a new manager.

De Jong injury: Big blow