Newton Returns - Soon

West Ham's Shaun Newton is soon to finish his seven month ban for testing positive for cocaine. He will be available for the December 23rd Fulham game. Alan Pardew said yesterday,

"He´s served a punishment and was very lucky that it wasn´t more severe. He´s been terrific, to be fair. He knows he made a very big error and he´s an example of how to react in the right way.

Shaun's been training well. I told him he's been playing better since the ban, I think he realises he can't be picked so he's not as nervous. He's been terrific, to be fair. He knows he made a very big error and he's an example of how to react in the right way.

He'll start with a clean slate with us and in some way hopefully it will turn into a positive thing for him."