He feels OK and ready to kick on, but you’ve got to get the green light from the more intelligent people." "If he gets that, he’ll be two or three weeks away, but he’s in the specialist's hands on that and we’re hoping for good news in the early part of next week. Non-League club part company with Bristol Rovers hero after disappointing start to season.Bristol Rovers press conference live: Joey Barton on Exeter City and injuries.
I think he’s due either Monday or Tuesday to get a thumbs up or a thumbs down to kick on to the next stage. "It was an old stress fracture that he had in his spine, so you’re waiting for the surgeon to give the OK. "You’re going off a specialist," Barton said. The manager is keeping his fingers crossed for good news when the 20-year-old meets with a doctor next week. For me, getting them back on the pitch and when I knit them together, I know we’re going to be a really good unit."Ĭentre-back Connolly, who was the leader of the defence until he was sidelined, has been a particularly big miss for Rovers because he is both comfortable on the ball as well as defending high up the pitch, two requirements of a defender in Barton's team.
"The beauty of that is they are coming back.
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If that game was the next week, it would be perfect for them, so whether we get a full week of training into them with the group – and then we’ve got Swindon in a couple of weeks – and then it brings them into matchday contention. If they come through that, they’ll be pushing to get some moments in that game. They’ve got the top end of the high-speed running to do on Saturday into Monday. "They’ve obviously got bits of work to do.
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Gibson has been sidelined with a calf muscle tear, while Gibbons and Connolly have foot and back stress fractures respectively.īarton said a week ago there was "light at the end of the tunnel" with Rovers' injury woes easing and he shared another positive update on full-back Gibbons and centre-half Gibson. The trio have all been ruled out for several weeks, leaving Barton's defensive ranks depleted and the Gas have suffered as a result, holding the second-worst defensive record in League One after 10 games. James Connolly, meanwhile, is set to learn next week if he can return to full training. Bristol Rovers defenders Lewis Gibson and James Gibbons are on the verge of returning from injury, Joey Barton has said.
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