Clough wary of Porter's fitness

14 December 2009 15:27
The striker, Clough's first signing when he took charge at Pride Park at the start of the year, recently made his comeback from a persistent hip problem that had kept him out since early March.[LNB]Porter followed up his substitute appearance in the goalless draw at Preston with a goal from the bench against Watford to give Derby their first away win of the season.[LNB]Clough said: "We still have to be careful with him. We want him to settle down now and play the next six months injury free if he can - and the next few years.[LNB]"He has not had injuries in his career before, so it is a little bit of a blip for him. But he is looking sharper and sharper with each training session and he is well on the road to recovery now.[LNB]"We will see how he goes in training this week but the confidence he will get from the goal against Watford will do him the world of good and I think he will be in contention for the home game against Doncaster on Saturday."[LNB][LNB]

Source: Team_Talk