Groin injury suffered by Scunthorpe United captain Paul Reid is not a concern, says manager Alan Knill
Club captain Paul Reid is in line to deputise for the suspended David Mirfin when Scunthorpe United travel to Swindon Town this weekend.
He has not kicked a ball this season and had his comeback from a broken hand delayed by a minor groin problem last week, but boss Alan Knill says there is no need to be concerned about the defender's fitness.
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David Mirfin is sent off by referee Trevor Kettle in the 86th minute of the Iron's 1-1 draw with Brentford, earning him a one-match ben. Picture: Carl Gac.
Mirfin misses the game at the County Ground through a one-match ban incurred as a result of the third red card of his Iron career during Saturday's 1-1 draw with Brentford at Glanford Park.
He was booked, arguably somewhat harshly, for handling a shot in the first half which earned the Bees a penalty before then fouling vising midfielder Jonathan Douglas late on.
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The Iron brought on Callum Kennedy and moved Tom Newey inside to partner Niall Canavan during the closing stages of Saturday's game.
But the return of Reid remains Knill's preferred scenario.
"We're hopeful Reid will be back for Saturday," said Knill, after his side ended a run of three successive defeats.
"It's not really a concern. I don't think so anyway.
"He was supposed to play last week in a friendly, but he tweaked his groin on the Tuesday and so we left him out as a precaution.
"We had it scanned and it's come back fine.
"He wasn't involved today, but in our minds he's training Monday and will hopefully be involved in a game on Tuesday.
Striker Karl Hawley could also be involved against the Robins.
He has missed the last two matches after twisiting his ankle a fortnight ago but is having an injection in an attempt to speed up his recovery.
"It's only a slight twist. It's not bad," Knill said.
"He's having a sugar injection, but we believe he should be back two weeks from when he got the injury.
"We're hoping he'll be available for Saturday because he's a big player for us. He keeps the ball at the top end of the pitch and stretches opponents."
Knill explained his decision to drop Josh Walker to the bench for the Brentford game, having instead preferred to partner David Prutton and Robbie Gibbons together in midfield.
"The previous Saturday, at Stevenage, we felt Robbie was better," Knill reasoned.
"Josh is a talented footballer, without a doubt, but he needs to have the football to be that and I didn't think he did enough to get the football for us that day.
"We went from back to front and I need Josh to get on the ball and make people give him it, otherwise the game passes him by.
"We had a sit down and decided to go with Robbie and Prutts.
"Robbie has lots of enthusiasm, lots of energy and I thought he was okay today, but obviously we know there is room for improvement."
Comments
by carllewis2010
Wednesday, October 17 2012, 10:11PM
“Deereyme 100% spot on comment,i have supported the iron for 41 years and even as a kid in the dark days of the early 70,s i cannot remember a more ambitionless shower.All the achievements of the players over the last few years have been wasted.Our club has a non league mentality and the damage whartons has inflicted on us will soon see 1500 gates and non league football when things could have been so different with a forward thinking chairman."UP THE IRON"!!!”
by Fitgeezer
Tuesday, October 16 2012, 6:22PM
“Has he gone yet?”
by DFlated
Tuesday, October 16 2012, 2:13PM
“Reid out of the side for Swindon - what did I tell you.”
by Deereyme
Tuesday, October 16 2012, 12:18PM
“Absolutely. I find it increasingly intriguing how it's us older fans who are most up in arms about this current state of affairs, and we were the ones that saw very grim times in the 70's!Goodness knows what the younger generation who have only witnessed buoyant times must feel. The difference now is that this hurts because we don't want to go back there and we know this could have been prevented. There were good reasons for bad team and club performance in the 70s there aren't so many now. It only has the chance of changing when Knill goes and Wharton is succeeded.”
by guernseyiron
Tuesday, October 16 2012, 11:29AM
“Typical interview laden with cliches and drivel from Knill. Groins may be his specialist subject though since he seems pretty adept at talking bo****ks.
I wish DF would put us all out of our misery and spill the beans. Anything to lighten the mood surrounding our club at present. Even having been through the flirtations with re-election on occasions, and also the farce that was Allan Clarke, this is as gloomy as I've known it in my 45 years or so at OSG and GP.”
by bartonscorp
Monday, October 15 2012, 4:02PM
“Who ever is available or not, it will make no difference to this pathetic set of players that Knill has assembled, season ending 2010 was written off by Knill because he had inherited a poor set of players - result being relegation. Season ended 2011 had Knills new recruits in it after offloading our better players - result being a relegation battle all season and just avoiding the drop plus 22 boring drawn games. Season 2012 now 25% completed includes Knills additional recruits after offloading the remainder of our old squad - once again the team is battling relegation, but Knill still laying the blame on the players that he has brought in, and playing system that are not working, and certainly even more boring to watch, and results are even more pathetic than the previous two seasons. Daily spin from the management and players, gates down from 6,000 to the present 2,800 level, understandably no atmosphere from the crowd, 7 goals in the past 12 matches, not scored more than 1 goal in any of the past six and a half months games, leaking goals every match, cannot defend against set pieces, and no signs of any of this sad situation changing.
Even happy clappers cannot condone what has happened to our once proud club, they do not comment any longer, and I would think that they are probably many of the missing 2,000 supporters that have now drifted away from GP.
The board MUST take action in this sad situation, NOW !!!!”
by Deereyme
Monday, October 15 2012, 1:47PM
“Okay, thought you were going to whistle blow something else concerning Reid. If that's true a about the french one, how comes he hasn't been shipped out? Or is he actually injured still? Is the truth about Kennedy that the club signed a gaelic football player by mistake? I'm expecting big things here.”
by DFlated
Monday, October 15 2012, 12:37PM
“I have already said about Reid - his hand has not been signed off and it wont be for two weeks so this groin is not a groin it is a herring, a red one. He's been "coming back into contention" since August as they try and stretch the reality out. Next thing will be his groin injury is worse than thought when he doesn't come back this weekend as it says above or two weeks after last Tuesday as it says above (which ever is first).
The other thing is Mozika will never play for this club again. Tomorrow the truth about Kennedy.”
by Deereyme
Monday, October 15 2012, 12:29PM
“I think there's every possibility of that DF though it might also be people hoping to hear the supposed truth about Reid's injury from you? We've had the hype, what's the score? C'mon, we're all waiting here!”
by DFlated
Monday, October 15 2012, 12:01PM
“How anyone can click red arrows in these dismal times for the club is beyond me unless it is the club itself doing the clicking!!!”