Scunthorpe United skipper Paul Reid expected to be fit to face Doncaster Rovers
SKIPPER Paul Reid is expected to be fit for Scunthorpe United’s derby against Doncaster Rovers on Saturday.
The defender has yet to train this week after being substituted midway through the Iron’s 1-0 defeat at Notts County last weekend, having taken a blow to the ankle.
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Scunthorpe United captain Paul Reid, pictured battling with Enoch Showunmi, took a knock to the ankle against Notts County. PICTURE: Shawn Ryan
Manager Brian Laws says the injury has improved since then and expects Reid to resume training tomorrow.
“Paul’s been recovering really well,” he explained. “He had a bit of swelling on his ankle on Saturday, but he’s feeling very confident he’ll be ready for the weekend, which is really good news for us.
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“The swelling’s gone down considerably and he’s hoping to do some training.
“That shows he’s certainly going in the right direction and we’re fairly confident he should be okay for the weekend.”
Bringing his captain off shortly after half-time prevented the problem from being any worse, according to the manager.
“You have to make decisions. You don’t want to take a leader off or someone who’s playing well,” he continued.
“Even though he wants to try to stay on, sometimes it can go against you and it can make the injury worse.
“It was probably the right thing to do and Niall Canavan responded fantastically to being left out of the side.
“He came in and I thought he was excellent when he came on.
“It just shows that at least we know we’ve got good back-up and everyone is focused on the right thing.”
Full-back Eddie Nolan also suffered a knock against the Magpies, in his instance, to his back, and has been receiving treatment but should make the weekend.
Likewise, the man he is keeping out of the team, Christian Ribeiro.
The Welshman, who has only just come back from a hamstring problem, was not among the substitutes at Meadow Lane.
“He had a little bit of a fatigue setback so he wasn’t able to be on the bench, otherwise he would have been because we were lacking in defensive cover,” said Laws.
“For us, it was a disappointment but the physio is being quite protective over him because he’s been out for quite a while.
“He’s been training with us the last couple of days so he should be okay for this weekend.”
The manager also added midfielder Damien Mozika is undergoing further tests to determine the extent of his hamstring injury.
“Damien has had that setback and he’s still at that point, he hasn’t got back on the training ground,” Laws said.
“We’re going to re-test him and re-scan him to see if there’s any further damage and we’ll hopefully get that conclusion by the end of the week.”
4 Comments
by xcahoot
Wednesday, March 20 2013, 6:27PM
“I agree with your post long term Ironite ..
But I am talking about RAISING The ROOF at GLANFORD PARK , specifically against local rivals
v Donnie & hopefully giving the Team a Boost.
We are such a quiet bunch at the best of times.
Ive noticed in the family area the kids are ten times more vocal than us Oldies”
by ironite
Wednesday, March 20 2013, 4:51PM
“I've personally been banging the drum for all clubs (especially the one's that don't sell out) to enact a discount kids ticket scheme that runs in proportion to age for ages. For example, under 10's get in free and the ticket price itself rises at fixed intervals in proportion to age to match that of a full paying adult by 18. Benefit's being you will hopefully have have an extra 1000 (optimistic) bodies in the building on the Saturday, some of which might just bring a full paying parent or two along with them. Hopefully the kids really get into watching the team so want to stick around during their teen years and beyond.
There's also the community engagement benefit of having kids on the streets who aren't bored on a weekend with something to do, because let's be honest, Scunny isn't exactly a buzz of activity for any age group.
One hope is that the boxing chap might have a bit more know-how in terms of making a bit of as spectacle to attract people through the turnstile. It is always going to be tricky, 1500 18-to-21 year old's migrate from the area every year and about an tenth return (that is actually a fact). But we have to start somewhere.”
by PDoff
Wednesday, March 20 2013, 3:20PM
“Your ticket sales suggestions should have been adopted by the club weeks ago. The trouble is the club has zero ability to think outside the box whether for one off's or permanently. We will have an ill thought out, intransigent and unworkable ticket system for years to come as changing it for the benefit of the fans will never enter their minds.
Last minute supporters, those that work away and shift workers are not accommodated for at GP. Take your eyes out calls, crashing websites and a ticket office that opens 6 hours for three days a week is with us for ever. Too much reliance on appeasing ever dwindling box and season ticket holders - a situation that will back fire next season when the uptake of both will drop through the floor.
With falling gates and equally downward League position it isn't interplanetary propulsion system science to make the ability to get in so much easier and simple coupled with an Iron Lion and Lee Turnbull rousing up the supporters in place of the wish washy week in week out mundane dog puke we get now.”
by xcahoot
Wednesday, March 20 2013, 2:27PM
“Lets Be The Twelve`th man
If positive support can = even 1 % then thats is a 1% plus
Would everybody please shelve their own ego`s !!! wake up & smell the Frothie
David Beeby can you smell it ???
I am a season ticket holder I have already paid this is not a cheap shot .
Lets fill the GAFF on Saturday against the Rovers
Why don,t the office sell tickets to be taken up only after two fortyfive.
To 16 - 25 year olds for two quid a time. don,t let them clog up the turnstiles.
Sell them tickets of a different colour !!!
SELL THEM ASP & then open up the gates at after two fortyfive
We do have two capable strikers here ... Lets get behind them ..
From experience I worry when I see The Telegraph report that He should be OK for the weekend.
Usually it means He is out for months. I pray I am worrying unnecessarily ."”