Problems mount for Pools chief

18 December 2009 14:41
Defender Ben Clark is banned after he was sent off in the second half of Pools' 3-2 defeat at Southend last weekend while forward Colin Larkin and full-back Neil Austin are ruled out with niggling hamstring injuries.[LNB]David Foley (leg) and youngster Dylan Purvis (calf) sustained injuries during the reserves' 4-3 win against Sunderland in midweek.[LNB]Goalkeeper Scott Flinders struggled with shoulder and leg problems going into the Shrimpers clash but played through the pain and has been training this week.[LNB]James Brown (knee), Steve Haslam (hernia) and Denis Behan (ankle) remain long-term absentees.[LNB][LNB]

Source: Team_Talk