Midfielder injury blow for Dale

Toner sustained the problem during pre-season, but was all set for a return to action before suffering a recurrence of the injury and went under the knife in a bid to cure the problem."It was quite complicated surgery, which entails separating his muscle from his bone," physio Andy Thorpe told the club's official website."We're looking at a lay-off of between 10 to 12 weeks for Ciaran and we're obviously hoping it's not above 10. Some shin splints can last three or four weeks and then can disappear."It's more complicated with Ciaran and that's why he'll be out for another 10 weeks."Thorpe also confirmed that long-term absentee Rory McArdle will meet with the surgeon that operated on his dislocated shoulder on Friday to see when he can resume training.

Source: Team_Talk