Mick fears for Cort
15 Dec 2006 - 09:45:28
Wolves boss Mick McCarthy fears that injury-plagued striker Carl Cort will not play again this season.
The 29-year-old recently underwent surgery on the knee injury that caused him problems last term, and is unlikely to play for the club again before his contract expires at the end of this season.
"Corty's going to be out for a good while and that's bad news for us and bad news for him," said McCarthy.
"He'd been doing well when he came back into the team, playing three games on the spin, and it was nice to see him up there holding the ball up.
"He's the type of player I'd really like to have. But it's going to take a while for him to come back and I don't think we'll be seeing too much of him this season.
"The operation he had could mean six months out and, even if it's four months, that takes us into March. He's just got to get himself fit now and we'll take it from there and see what happens a few months down the line."
Cort has endured several injuries since moving to Molineux for £2million from Newcastle United almost three years ago.
He has scored 32 goals in 82 starts and seven substitute appearances for the club.