![]() ![]() He feels OK and ready to kick on, but you’ve got to get the green light from the more intelligent people." "If he gets that, he’ll be two or three weeks away, but he’s in the specialist's hands on that and we’re hoping for good news in the early part of next week. Non-League club part company with Bristol Rovers hero after disappointing start to season.Bristol Rovers press conference live: Joey Barton on Exeter City and injuries.I think he’s due either Monday or Tuesday to get a thumbs up or a thumbs down to kick on to the next stage. "It was an old stress fracture that he had in his spine, so you’re waiting for the surgeon to give the OK. "You’re going off a specialist," Barton said. The manager is keeping his fingers crossed for good news when the 20-year-old meets with a doctor next week. For me, getting them back on the pitch and when I knit them together, I know we’re going to be a really good unit."Ĭentre-back Connolly, who was the leader of the defence until he was sidelined, has been a particularly big miss for Rovers because he is both comfortable on the ball as well as defending high up the pitch, two requirements of a defender in Barton's team. "The beauty of that is they are coming back. If that game was the next week, it would be perfect for them, so whether we get a full week of training into them with the group – and then we’ve got Swindon in a couple of weeks – and then it brings them into matchday contention. If they come through that, they’ll be pushing to get some moments in that game. They’ve got the top end of the high-speed running to do on Saturday into Monday. ![]() "They’ve obviously got bits of work to do.
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