Knee surgery could rule Mortimer out for season

MAYO’S Conor Mortimer is contemplating undergoing knee surgery which could rule him out for the majority — if not all of — the 2011 season.

The Shrule-Glencorrib man tore his medial ligament injury on his troublesome left knee while training for University of Ulster, Jordanstown before Christmas.

Mortimer has no cruciate in his left knee for the last seven years but has managed to play on by building up muscle around the joint to compensate and stabilise it. However, he admits the recent setback has left him facing the possibility of finally addressing the knee problem once and for all.