Source: FOOTYMAD
Pardew Wants To Take Rain-Check On Derby Day!
Alan Pardew says Andy Carroll's hopes of recovering from a thigh injury in time to face the Mackems is a bit of a pipe-dream. The Toon boss insists: "If he is not ready I won't chance him!" Alan Pardew: "We debated when he got this injury how serious it was with the medical staff and the answer is that we don't know. "He will definitely miss West Ham and I think he'll definitely miss Stevenage (next Saturday), but talking to the boy, he thinks he is ready for Sunderland already. "I've got to make a call on that game as to whether he is putting himself at risk and we'll have to see, but it's touch-and-go."
