Source: FOOTYMAD
Shrimpers injury update
The main focus for Southend United fans as they wait for Tuesday evening's important clash with Gillingham at Roots Hall, is whether midfielder Kane Ferdinand will start or not. Kane Ferdinand: Greatly missed in a Shrimpers shirtThe main injury concern for Blues boss Paul Sturrock for this evening's League Two clash with Gillingham is whether he will influential youngster Kane Ferdinand back in the side or not.The 18-year-old youngster did train on Monday yet is reported as still feeling a slight soreness in the ankle injury that has kept him sidelined for three weeks now.As the Shrimpers faithful await news that he will sign his first pro contract with the club before the end of March, or sadly more likely not, he could still make a big difference to the matches that have to be played in that time, starting with the six pointer against the Gills Tuesday under floodlights at Roots Hall. Luggy told www.echo-news.co.uk: "Kane trained yesterday and we will have to see how his ankle reacts to that. Hopefully he will be fine because when he plays you can see that the defence has more solid protection ahead of them." As for centre-back Matt Phillips and the continuing saga of his groin and the other creaking parts of his body, nothing, we have to suppose we've given up the poor bloke!
