Fowler out for season
17 Jan 2008 - 11:52:57
Former Liverpool striker Robbie Fowler has played his last game for Cardiff City this season after his hip injury proved to be more serious than was initially thought.
The 32-year-old moved to Ninian Park last summer and has scored six times in 16 appearances for the Bluebirds but was forced to fly to Colorado to undergo minor surgery.
However, new damage was discovered when the operation began and a 'micro-fracture' of the hip bone was needed to cure the damage.
A source close to the player told the South Wales Echo: "When Robbie suffered an ankle injury in training it was felt it was the right time to have his hip sorted out with surgery.
"He would have been back playing in a few weeks, but the surgeon discovered new damage.
"It means Robbie is out for the rest of this season, but he wants to come back."