Source: PA
Boothroyd: Loanees unlikely to feature
Aidy Boothroyd will assess the futures of Coventry`s loan trio in January but has hinted they may not return to play a part in the club`s promotion push.
Winger Michael McIndoe has been at MK Dons since mid-November while striker Shaun Jeffers and defender Jermaine Grandison have been with Cheltenham and Tranmere respectively since the start of the season.
All three are due to to return next month, and Boothroyd said: "I`ve been keeping an eye on Michael, he`s had a hamstring injury and he`s been recovering but he played last Saturday so he`s back in the fold.
"And I think come January time with the likes of Michael, Jermaine and Shaun, decisions are going to have to be made on whether they go back out on loan. For me, I think the squad we`ve got in numbers is just right at the moment and I don`t want to disrupt that by bringing players back who need to play or bringing people back in who are just going to upset the numbers."
Boothroyd also revealed Danny Ward is no longer in his thoughts, with the Bolton midfielder having returned to the Reebok Stadium in early October to start what has become a drawn-out recovery from a hernia operation. The wide man has still not made his return and will now not play again for the Sky Blues with his loan deal at the Ricoh Arena set to expire.
"Danny`s is the longest hernia in history," said Boothroyd. "The honest answer is I don`t really know (the latest). I sort of took my focus away from Danny when he got injured. He`s had a few complications, his loan is up January 1st so I`m not guessing I`m going to see him too soon as it would take him four weeks to get fit."
