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Reid was working with the club physios and spoke with the Professor who carried out the operation to try out new exercises and strengthen his body. He will hope his injury nightmare is behind him as most Republic of Ireland fans will.
Stephen Reid is out again with a hamstring injury but is expected to feature for Blackburn soon. The injury is not expected to be long term as the Blackburn and Republic of Ireland midfielder has endured a series of set backs since he was crocked against Germany last year.
With Shay Given missing Newcastles opener against Bolton it was expected he could be a doubt for nexts months double header against Slovakia and the Czechs. His club manager Sam Allardyce reckons Given will be out for 2 weeks and may only miss the friendly against Denmark on August the 22nd.