GOALKEEPER James Walker will undergo an operation on his injured
knee next week and remains determined to play in the coming
Premiership campaign.
Walker was a hero of West Ham United's promotion triumph, but
the memorable Play-off Final victory over Preston at the Millennium
Stadium was tinged with disappointment for the 31-year-old after he
fell awkwardly and was carried off with a damaged right knee.
The popular stopper will now undergo an operation to repair the
damaged knee before facing an intensive rehabilitation period.
Jim said: "I'm having an operation on the knee next week.
It's a cruciate operation, but it's only one and I'm
hopeful that it will go well.
"After that it will just be a case of going through the
rehabilitation and waiting for the knee to heel. It's difficult
to put a timescale on it, we'll just have to wait and see after
the operation.
"I'm hopeful that it won't be too long,
though."
Walker's Waiting Game
7th July 2005