Cherries: Howe boosted by news on Molesley and Cooper

16 February 2010 07:00
BIG guns Shaun Cooper and Mark Molesley could hand Cherries a timely boost by hitting the comeback trail next month simultaneously.[LNB] The influential pair are currently at different stages of their respective rehabilitation programmes but have been pencilled in to return to action towards the end of March.[LNB] Cooper, who has been sidelined since undergoing major hip surgery in the summer, rejoined Eddie Howe's squad for a couple of training sessions last week.[LNB] Molesley is taking his first steps on the road to recovery after being laid up for four months by a foot problem which required him to have an operation last month.[LNB] Cherries physio Steve Hard said: Shaun is back in training and did a couple of sessions last week. If he keeps progressing in training, we will be looking for a reserve game mid-March.[LNB] He will need to train for a good few weeks before he can think about playing again.[LNB] Mark Molesley is progressing well so should probably be jogging about three weeks from now.[LNB] We would probably be looking to get him back into training in about five weeks and he would need a fortnight to get his fitness levels up.[LNB] If everything goes to plan, we would hope to have them both back towards the end of March or at the beginning of April.[LNB] Scott Guyett is still around six weeks from a return to training after going under the knife to remedy a knee problem last week, while Joe Partington is expected to return to training early next week following a back problem.[LNB] Ryan Garry is expected to be out for another week with his groin injury.[LNB]

Source: Bournemouth_Echo