is ashton out till march?

Dean Ashton could miss the majority of the season, according to reports.
The injury Prone Striker underwent surgery yesterday on his left ankle - the same ankle that kept him out for the entire 2006/07 season after it was broken whilst on England duty. It was first thought that dean would be out till the new year but according to reports today saying he would be lucky to be back in action before April 2009 so this could pave the way for out of contract diego tristan to join the club as an replacement