Morecambe Football Club

• Nickname:The Shrimps
• Founded:1920
• Manager:Jim Bentley

• Ground:Christe Park
• Capacity:6400

Howard blow stuns Shrimps

16 Sep 2008 - 13:43:12

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Morecambe left-back Michael Howard faces three months on the sidelines with a troublesome back injury.

Shrimps physio Dave Edge confirmed the bad news after Howard was forced to have a scan which showed a stress fracture that will require a long period of rest.

Edge told Morecambe's official website: "Although you can never be certain how long a player will be out, it would be fair to say that Michael is looking at next year before being ready for the first team.''

Captain Jim Bentley added: "It's a huge blow for Michael. He's been complaining of a bad back for quite a while and we hope the treatment is successful.''