Albion's forgotten man Colin Hawkins is facing a return visit in the new year to a world renowned Achilles specialist in an attempt to bring an end to his injury agony.

The ill-fated Irish centre-half is booked in for a January appointment in London with Hakan Alfredson, the Swedish expert who operated on his left Achilles while he was at Coventry.

Now the Seagulls have decided to consult Alfredson again in search of an answer to persistent pain suffered by Hawkins lower down the same Achilles.

The 32-year-old former Republic of Ireland under-21 international first noticed a problem following a training match behind closed doors against Crawley at the end of September.

Read the full story behind Hawkins' injury woes in The Argus today.