Hammy fixer

[London Dave]

Pretty interesting article regarding hammy strains....wonder if the pies have one, or if there is one of these machines in Oz. If they can cure a stiff like Campbell, its gonna fix anyone. doesnt Molly have a hammy prob?

Miracle cure for Campbell


by Paul Thomson
Sol Campbell is in line to make a sensational return for Arsenal in their Premiership match at Bolton on Monday.
The England defender's return will come just two weeks after he tore his hamstring against Middlesbrough in the FA Cup semi-final on 14 April.
It was feared that the 27-year-old would miss the FA Cup Final against Chelsea on 4 May and the rest of the Premiership season.

But Campbell has made a startling recovery thanks to a special £65,000 machine called the Alba which uses computer technology and heats the torn hamstring muscle, increasing blood flow to the exact area of the tear.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said: "Sol has been on the Alba machine and he is cured and is fit for Monday. With the machine we have been using, you can reach depth within the muscle that you couldn't before." The machine, which can increase blood flow by up to 15 times, was invented by former Italian sprint champion Francesco Pavoni.

Arsenal are four points clear at the top of the table going into the last three games and Wenger is unlikely to be perturbed by Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson's latest desperate attempt to play mind games.

Ferguson claimed that Arsenal's title charge could yet be derailed by their poor discipline. Arsenal have had 12 players sent off this season and Ferguson believes that record could trip them up.

Ferguson said: "Maybe Arsenal are due a little blip. They've got a discipline problem at times, so you never know what might happen. It's only really Arsenal who haven't had a blip. Liverpool had a few blips along the way, so have Chelsea and Newcastle.

"We're hoping that Arsenal can draw a game and Liverpool can draw a game. Then in the last week of the season we've got Arsenal coming here, which we need to win to stand a chance."

Meanwhile, Arsenal striker Robert Pires has successfully had an operation on his knee to mend the cruciate ligaments and he will discover tonight if he can travel to London from France next week to collect his Footballer of the Year award.

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[Joel]

I think that would be a great investment for the Collingwood FC.

JDF