Cumbrians boss waits on strike duo

The strikers missed Saturday's 2-0 defeat by Swindon in Leagye One with toe and leg injuries respectively and it remains to be seen whether they will be fit enough to be involved.The Cumbrians will be without Lenny Pidgeley after the goalkeeper clashed with team-mate Richard Keogh's elbow in training on Friday and, after X-rays at Swindon Hospital, it emerged that he had broken a bone in his right hand.Pidgeley is set to see a surgeon this week and could face four to six weeks on the sidelines, so second-year youngster Mark Gillespie is again likely to be named on the bench.Abbott is thought to be looking to sign a goalkeeper as cover before March's deadline for emergency loan deals.Long-term absentees David Raven (hip), Andy Cook (foot), and Gavin Rothery (double hernia) remain sidelined.

Source: Team_Talk