Topic Originator: wee eck
Date: Thu 6 Nov 18:08
Goalkeeper Billy Terrell has returned to training and could feature, while wing-back Shea Kearney is a doubt with what appears to be bone bruising. Striker Chris Kane is unlikely to be available to face his former club as he continues to recover from a calf problem, with Neil hoping he’ll return after the international break. “Chris can’t make it, he’s having too much discomfort. It could be a neural thing, a bit of nerve pain he’s feeling as well. Those are something that need a bit of time. I’m pretty sure he’ll be fit for a couple of weeks’ time.”
On the longer-term absentees, the manager provided positive updates on Josh Cooper, Zak Rudden and Kyle Benedictus. “Zak and Bene are both doing really well in their rehab. I think it’s four or five weeks now for Zak. With the international break coming up, maybe towards the end of the month, we could be looking at him coming back into the fold to train anyway. Josh had the surgery two weeks ago now, so we’re looking at maybe another two or three weeks for him. He could be on a similar timescale to Zak, which would be great news for us, having those three back.”
The return of Billy Terrell to training gives the management a selection decision between the posts, with Deniz Mehmet having impressed in Friday’s clean sheet. “We’ll give it some consideration. It’s funny, despite all the comings and goings with the goalkeepers, seemingly we’ve got the best clean sheet record in the league, so we’ve got to take some sort of satisfaction from that somehow. Deniz did everything that he was asked to do on Friday night. He did great in the one-on-one in the second half, he made a great save there, so he’s not out of my thinking at all.”
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