Collison to Undergo Knee Op

The News of the World say that Jack Collison will undergo knee surgery in the summer to solve a long standing knee problem. The NoW say that Collison is expected to return in time for pre-season (which seems a little optimistic to me).

The NoW also repeat the rumour doing the rounds this week that West Ham are interested in Birmingham duo Liam Ridgewell and Sebastian Larsson. Both players are out of contract in the summer.


The Times have an interview with Steve Clarke in which he says he is itching to become the manager of a football team. He says "whether it’s this year, next year, I don’t know." It does sound like he might not see out his current contract with West Ham, which is currently until 2013.