Grant McCann staying tight-lipped on Doncaster Rovers loan quartet ahead of season finale
Doncaster Rovers manager Grant McCann has refused to reveal whether the club's four loanees are in contention for this weekend's final match of the season.
Goalkeepers Thimothee Lo-Tutala and Zander Clark, defender Neill Byrne and forward Elliot Lee were all listed on the club's website on Wednesday morning as having "returned to parent clubs following conclusion of loan". That was part of Rovers going early with publishing details of its retained list - a topic that it was made clear on the virtual media conference with the Free Press and BBC Radio Sheffield that was firmly off the table.
Regarding the aforementioned loan quartet, McCann was keeping his cards close to his chest ahead of the trip to Peterborough United on Saturday.
"You'll have to wait and see, without giving any indication of the team," said McCann. "I don't speak about team news anyway. I'll let you know if players are injured but I won't be dissecting in terms of whether they're available or not."
He did however offer a brief update on other areas of the squad, with veteran Billy Sharp set to feature at some point in what will be his final outing for Rovers.
McCann added: "Billy will definitely be involved and there'll be one or two of the younger ones involved in the game. They'll travel down with us and be a part of the squad. We like giving younger players an opportunity when they deserve it, and they have."
McCann also confirmed Tom Nixon is likely to be sidelined for "three or four weeks" with a calf complaint. The right-back went off at half-time in last week's draw with Stevenage although McCann doesn't foresee this latest setback affecting his pre-season.
Elsewhere, the manager says midfielder Robbie Gotts is "touch and go" with an unspecified knock: "Whether we risk him or not, we'll see."