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- Jul 5, 2003
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Brighton boss Steve Coppell has confirmed that experienced defender Dean Blackwell is expected to miss most of the season with a knee injury.
The former Wimbledon star sustained the injury during pre-season training and exploratory surgery has shown that the problem is worse than was first thought.
"He's had a scan, and now an arthroscopy operation and the full diagnosis has come out, and he's almost ruptured his ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) which is a bad injury," Coppell told the club's official website.
"I think in years gone by it was a career-threatening injury but now it's OK.
"He will have a reconstruction over the next few weeks and then we'll be looking for him to make a full recovery.
"However, it's a serious injury and he will be out for two-thirds of the season. It is bad news for Dean and bad news for us."
The former Wimbledon star sustained the injury during pre-season training and exploratory surgery has shown that the problem is worse than was first thought.
"He's had a scan, and now an arthroscopy operation and the full diagnosis has come out, and he's almost ruptured his ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) which is a bad injury," Coppell told the club's official website.
"I think in years gone by it was a career-threatening injury but now it's OK.
"He will have a reconstruction over the next few weeks and then we'll be looking for him to make a full recovery.
"However, it's a serious injury and he will be out for two-thirds of the season. It is bad news for Dean and bad news for us."