Shoulder blow for Shields

Injury for Hammers skipper

By Graeme Bailey   Last updated: 9th May 2008   Subscribe to RSS Feed

Shoulder blow for Shields

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Lakeside Hammers captain Adam Shields suffered a dislocated shoulder racing in Sweden on tuesday, but is hoping to be back in action as soon as next week.

The Hammers have three big meetings next week but co-promoter and team manager Jon Cook wants the Australian to prove his fitness before returning to the bike.

"I was gutted to hear the news from Adam following his crash in Sweden when he confirmed that he had dislocated his shoulder," Cook told the club's website.

"At least we don't have a meeting at home this Friday so it will give him a few extra days to recover.

"At the moment we haven't made a decision about whether he will be able to race for us at Coventry next Monday as we will review the situation a lot nearer the time."

"Next week is a busy week for the Hammers as we have three Elite League fixtures. In addition to our trip to Coventry on Monday we go to Swindon on Thursday before our next home meeting on Friday 16th May against Eastbourne.

"Adam will be keen not to miss these important fixtures, especially the home match against the Eagles as we were both involved with the Sussex club until last season. However, I need to be satisfied that Adam is fit before he returns to our side and that he does not attempt to come back too early."

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