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ANDI’S INJURY AGONY COMES AT THE WORST POSSIBLE TIME

ANDI Weimann is one of those odd players whose seeming inability to maximise his obvious potential prompts a perception of eternal youth.
In Newcastle, we call it the Shola Ameobi effect - a player perpetually waiting to fulfil his potential.
Weimann, right, always fitted that bill, yet the Bristol City winger will be 30 next August. It’s why his anterior cruciate ligament injury could not have come at a worse time. In two seasons at Ashton Gate, the Austrian had finally looked settled and effective, his versatility and guile a boon rather than a hindrance.
This season, he has been a ...

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