Kieron Dyer is confident and return as a happy man
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The midfielder has endured almost two years of injury misery on account of a persistent hamstring problem.
Newcastle felt they had finally got to the root of the problem over the summer, but his return was delayed on account of a freak eye injury picked up in training.
A 30-minute cameo against Portsmouth in the Carling Cup in October signalled a return for Dyer and he showed his class with a dazzling display against Arsenal.
He starred in the Premiership win over Portsmouth at the end of November, but picked up a leg injury during the victory at St James' Park.
The injury called a halt to Dyer's comeback, but he returned in the win over Watford on Saturday and is looking forward to the rest of the season.
"As strange as it might seem, I've actually been relieved with these latest injuries," he told the club's official website.
"Don't get me wrong, I've been gutted to miss more games because of them, my comeback has been stop-start so far, which has been frustrating.
"But the thing is they have both been freak injuries, not physical problems.
"It's been ridiculous and irritating but it's not been my hamstrings.
"I'm just pleased there hasn't been the slightest twinge in my hamstrings. I don't even think about them any more.
"My hamstrings have been the main problem for me for almost two years but I've not had any trouble with them.
"I was finally given the time to get my body right and solve the problem, that's the biggest relief.
"My body seems to be fine, hopefully my bad luck is also behind me and I can get on with my career again." -
welcome back no.8.. now its time to let the football do the talking. v
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