Sunderland's Kenwyne Jones - 'The New Drogba' - out until 2009

[Shotgunjim]

Your welcome to him!!

Sunderland fear Kenwyne Jones will not play again this year due to a knee ligament injury he sustained playing for Trinidad & Tobago against England.

Manager Roy Keane, faced with the prospect of losing the striker who was dubbed the 'new Didier Drogba' for so long, is resigned to splashing out on a costly replacement.

Keane is already sizing up Spurs' Darren Bent but will be furious at the way Jones was injured. The striker hurt his knee challenging goalkeeper David James in the Port-of-Spain game two weeks ago that was generally dismissed as a PR exercise to try to gain votes for England's 2018 World Cup bid.

[willp2003]

how big is your sig!!?? BB will get rid of that in no time

they need to send him to that doctor that fixed shearer and owen's knee's, they were fixed in no time.

[coin-op]

they need to send him to that doctor that fixed shearer and owen's knee's, they were fixed in no time.

But they are a bunch of unwashed tramps - could they afford it?

[j80tdb]

this is not true.

he will be fit for start of season.

inside info.

[-G-Man-]

i wonder if Keane will be stupid enough pay £16m for bent??

i suppose he is worth it, he's an englishman afterall.

[karlos130]

shame really jones is a fucking handfull for any defence

[coin-op]

Yep - in some ways better than Drogba, coz he doesn't dive.

[Geko]

Yep - in some ways better than Drogba, coz he doesn't dive.

And in some ways worse, because he has less talent.

[LFC Muppet]

And in some ways worse, because he has less talent.

Totally agree, even though I hate the bloke with a passion. Jones doesn't deserve to be called "The New Drogba" (just yet).

He has the potential, but will he fulfil it at Sunderland, me thinks not. Nice stepping stone though.