April 15 2002

Simon Rodger

SIMON RODGER's time at Palace could be finally up after picking up a hamstring injury which rules him out of the final game of the season.

He is one of the players earmarked to be released in the close season after his testimonial against Spurs on July 31.

RODGER, who has been at the club since 1990, has been hampered by injuries during his career. The latest hamstring injury pulled last Thursday could signal the end of a successful playing career for the Eagles.

Trevor Francis has already said he intends on cutting the wage bill by not renewing a number of players' contracts in the summer.

Meanwhile, Dougie Freedman suffered the same injury in training and will be unavailable to play in the final game against West Brom on Sunday.

It is also a blow for his international chances as he will be unable to meet up with the Scotland squad in their next match. One piece of good news was he was voted into the PFA First Division Team of the Year.

Jovan Kirovski couldn't play on Saturday due to his wife going into Labour on Friday night. However, he is expected to return to the squad for Sunday's game.