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Owls on fast-track to fitness



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Published Date: 09 July 2008
By Paul Thompson
WEDNESDAY stars Francis Jeffers and Frankie Simek are to speed up their comebacks with a week's intensive work at Lilleshall.
The pair will head for the National Rehabilitation Centre instead of joining the Owls' trip to Holland next week.

Manager Brian Laws explained: "This is just to speed them up ... they're not quite ready for contact play yet.

"Hopefully when we get back from Holland they'll be close to getting games.

"Frankie is slightly behind Franny at this stage. But they are both making great progress."

Both players are on the way back from serious ankle injuries.

Jeffers was hurt by a bad tackle at Stoke last October and made a brief comeback at the turn of the year but needed a further lay-off and treatment.

Simek has not played for the first team since damaging his ankle when he landed awkwardly on it at Crystal Palace in December.

Laws hopes to have a fully fit squad for the start of the league season. Akpo Sodje, Marcus Tudgay, Wade Small and Richard Hinds are all back in training - they missed last season's run-in because of injuries.

The Owls leave on Sunday for a five-day stay in Holland.

They play Haarlem on Tuesday and Stormvogels Telstar on Thursday. Both games take place in the town of Heiloo.

The club's first friendly back in this country will be at Mk Dons on July 22.

Other games are at Stocksbridge on July 23, Bury on July 26, Chesterfield on July 29 and Sheffield FC on July 30.

The friendly programme ends with a Hillsborough game against Wigan on August 2, a week before the league campaign begins with a home game against Burnley.

Laws was today set to carry out his parachute jump to raise money for Sheffield Children's Hospital medical research campaign.

Laws' leap takes place at Hibaldstow Airfield near Brigg, Lincolnshire.

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  • Last Updated: 10 July 2008 8:11 AM
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SWFCfan01,

Chesterfield 09/07/2008 11:31:28
Paper Talk:
Carlo Nash Target 3rd choice keeper at Wigan
Simek Out 4 Million

I think we need a second goal keeper
Simek is fantastic but WOW 4 Million the question would be can Brian laws have it for Transfers or will it be like Brunt, Whelan and Bougherra and not given a penny to spend.

What Do You Think?
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leeowls1,

09/07/2008 13:18:31
Do not sell simek at any cost regardless of any bid he is a quality right back and must not be sold this is paper talk and he should not go we do need a 2nd keeper as a reserve but somoeone who is early mid 20s not some one on there way out who we get one seaon from
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Ex-Chapeltown Lad,

Congleton 09/07/2008 15:05:12
Agree Simec should not be sold even if the figure of £4m is offered We know Brian laws would only get coppers out of that,to spend think what he will be worth when he's fit! Second goalkeeper? what for? Why question Brian Law's judgement when the last 2 goalkeepers he has brought in have been good. Stick by the youngster he will make it and fulfill the promise already shown.
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bangkokowl,

Thailand 09/07/2008 16:26:23
Would Simek pass a fitness test in his current state? I don't think anyone would want to risk 4 million on him at the moment.
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gold coast owl,

10/07/2008 02:01:12
Here here to all comments relating to keeping Frankie. A quality right-back who can get forward and provide decent balls into the box, but more importantly can handle JJ's sometimes lack-of-defensive ways in right-midfield.
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