Manager Mark Warburton has described Joe Garner’s recovery so far from a shoulder dislocation as being quite impressive.
The 28 year old former Preston North End striker is now set for a scan on Wednesday following the dislocation that he picked up in the Old Firm against Celtic last month, and speaking to the Official Site Warburton said his recovery so far had been impressive so we will see what the scans show in midweek.
Having been injured in the 12th minute of the game and having to be stretchered off, Warburton explained.
‘Joe has a dislocated shoulder as you saw in the Old Firm game. He`s rugged Joe, he`s robust and our obvious concern is that we have to watch Joe and look after him. You always look after the health and welfare of any player but also recognise the way Joe plays the game. He`s aggressive, he`s all out, and he`s fearless in the way he plays.’
The gaffer went on to say.
“He has a scan on Wednesday. We`re very hopeful that the way he has recovered dramatically, in terms of the strength he has shown and the movement in the limb already, means we get good news from the scan and it won`t be too long to keep him out. But we do what`s right for Joe Garner so hopefully it will be good news.’
If he is ahead of schedule that will only be a bonus but he’s likely to be out of contention for purely safety reasons for a good while yet in reality.
