Carew - I'm going nowhere

30 August 2009 12:36
// A bit of a hack but it works// The article snippet is wrapped onto a second line, even when #article-sub is emptyif( $("div#article-sub").children().length == 0 ) {$("div#article-sub").remove();} John Carew insists there has been no untoward agenda behind his omission from two key Aston Villa games and the striker has confirmed he is fever-free and itching to get onto the Villa Park pitch to face Fulham on Sunday.[LNB] The rangy forward is expected to make his first Premier League start this term after a bout of illness which forced the giant Norwegian to miss the opening-day defeat to Wigan and the European reverse at Rapid Vienna.[LNB]The 30-year-old has been the subject of intense transfer speculation following his absence from Martin O'Neill's squad, but the much-travelled striker returned to the starting XI in midweek and scored against Vienna in the return leg.[LNB]His goal was not enough to prevent Villa from failing to qualify for the Europa League group phase, but Carew is keen to pull a rabbit out of a hat this weekend when the Cottagers come to town.[LNB]He told the Sunday Mirror: "There is no drama, no Hocus Pocus, nothing going on behind the scenes any more dramatic than that I had a fever.[LNB]"I'm fine again, I've been back in training for a couple of days, was back in the team and hope to be again."[LNB]Regarding the rumour mill which has been circulating of late Carew said: "If you are telling me that there's rumours and stories on the internet then I don't know about them. If you haven't read things like that, then they don't need to worry you.[LNB]"I love the fans here and I'm just happy that they seem so pleased to have me back in the team because the welcome I got (against Vienna) was terrific."[LNB]

Source: SKY_Sports