Source: Team_Talk
Big Mama set for Stoke return
Mamady Sidibe is set to turn out for Stoke reserves on Wednesday as he continues his rehabilitation after more than a year of injury problems.[LNB] Sidibe snapped his Achilles tendon in the Potters' Premier League clash with Tottenham in August 2010 before suffering the same injury again in training the following February.[LNB]He has now been given the go-ahead to feature for Stoke's second string against Nottingham Forest on Wednesday and his manager Tony Pulis - who included the 31-year-old Malian striker in his 25-man league squad for this season - told The Sentinel: "It will be fantastic to see him back playing again after everything he's been through.[LNB]"We've obviously kept a close eye on his progress and not rushed anything.[LNB]"He's such a lovely lad and certainly hasn't deserved what's happened to him with these injuries.[LNB]"He's due some good luck at long last and we are all keeping our fingers crossed it starts from tomorrow."
