Source: Bournemouth_Echo
Cherries: Guyett glad to answer SOS call
Cherries' emergency man Scott Guyett admitted the speed of his comeback from injury took him by surprise. Central defender Guyett had been sidelined since undergoing knee surgery in October. But he was called upon to start for Cherries at Cheltenham on Boxing Day and shrugged off any rustiness to turn in an assured performance. Guyett revealed he did not know until the last minute that he would be in the team to face the Robins, but he got the call-up with Lee Bradbury suffering from food poisoning. I didn't find out until the morning of the game, about pre-match time, he said. I got wind that Lee Bradbury was sick over Christmas and Eddie said he was going to play me at right-back. It was a bit surprising but I always try to prepare as if I'm playing anyway, so I was confident I could come in. Guyett is no stranger to rescuing Cherries from such situations, having done the same thing on the opening day of the season at Bury following a lengthy lay-off. It doesn't happen very often then, in one season, it happens twice, he said. At Bury, I had been out with the shoulder injury and was called to play and the same thing happened against Cheltenham. But the knee has been feeling really good. It is nine weeks since I had the operation and I had trained for a week leading up to the Cheltenham game. I try to look after myself as best I can and the only question mark was whether my knee was up to it and, thankfully, it was, added Guyett. The former Yeovil Town defender, signed by Kevin Bond in July 2008, added: At this stage of the season, when games come thick and fast, Eddie is going to have to call upon everyone in the squad to make a contribution. We've got a small squad anyway and when we are playing two games in three days and then a game this weekend against Northampton, he is going to have to ask for a contribution from everyone.