Parker injury adds to Souness misery

GRAEME Souness’ uncertain position as Newcastle manager has become increasingly precarious after Scott Parker became the second key player in two days to go under the surgeon’s knife.

With the pressure building on Souness, the last thing the Scot needed was for Parker to follow Michael Owen into the operating theatre, but so it has turned out.

The England midfielder will be on the sidelines for three to five weeks, and Owen for 10 weeks with a broken metatarsal, while several other first-team players are also missing.