Mariners duo suffer injury setbacks

07 January 2010 16:09
Forbes faces at least another three weeks on the sidelines after an ultrasound scan revealed a hairline crack of his fibula, while Stockdale continues to struggle with hernia and groin problems.[LNB]Club physio Dave Moore told the club's official website: "It doesn't particularly alter much anyway, it's a non weight-bearing bone so we'll just keep him off that for a little bit longer. We will step back a bit from that, so that's probably going to be another three weeks or so now."[LNB]On Stockdale, he added: "Robbie Stockdale is another disappointment in that he'd done a few good days training and felt not too bad but reported on Monday that he had a lot of discomfort and a lot of pain.[LNB]"He couldn't run, he couldn't twist and turn and so he's gone back to see a specialist (on Thursday), he's not having much luck at the moment."[LNB]Matthew Heywood (knee) and Nick Hegarty (ankle) have shown no reaction to their injuries in training this week and should be available to feature in the club's next reserve game, while youngster Drew Rhodes (cruciate knee ligament) can start joining in some training sessions.[LNB][LNB]

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