Kightly will miss start of season

Published : 29 Jul 2009 09:47:58

Wolves have confirmed that winger Michael Kightly will miss the start of the Premier League season.The 23-year-old broke a metatarsal in March and missed the run-in to the club's Championship title win. Kightly's recovery is taking longer than the club had originally hoped and he has now been ruled out of Wolves' opener against West Ham on 15 August. Wolves manager Mick McCarthy told BBC WM: "The first game of the season is probably a bit ambitious for him." He added: "He's just find.... read more