Luke Molyneux and Billy Sharp injury updates as reason behind Doncaster Rovers recall revealed
Grant McCann has provided a further update on Doncaster Rovers duo Luke Molyneux and Billy Sharp.
They have both missed Rovers' last two matches - 1-0 wins over Barnsley and Port Vale - due to injurie sustained earlier this month away at Bolton Wanderers. Winger Molyneux limped off late on in the 0-0 draw against the Trotters after picking up a hamstring niggle whilst Sharp came on as a late substitute but almost immediately damaged his calf.
When quizzed for an update on the pair, manager McCann confirmed Molyneux wasn't risked for Tuesday's win over Port Vale with the hope that the extended break until the next fixture will allow him to get back to full fitness.
"We didn't take the risk with Mols," he said. "He'll train with us Wednesday and I think it was important that we didn't risk him tonight. He'll train and should be fine for Mansfield (Good Friday)."
Whilst the news on Molyneux is encouraging, it remains unclear when Sharp could be back. McCann offered the Free Press a brief update when asked post-match on Tuesday: "He was on the treadmill a bit today but we'll see how he is before the Mansfield game."
The Rovers chief also confirmed defensive duo Sean Grehan and Tom Nixon are also making good progress as they each overcome hamstring strains. He added: "Sean will be a lot closer. He trained on Tuesday and Tom is on the pitches Wednesday so by next week we should be looking a little bit better."
Meanwhile, McCann has confirmed the thinking behind a recall for young midfielder Sam Straughan-Brown. The 19-year-old had been on loan at Peterborough Sports this season, making 31 appearances, scoring twice, but has now returned to his parent club.
Speaking to the Free Press, McCann said: "Sam is back with us now. We've brought him back just to try and get him fit. He's picked up an injury that kept him out of the last five or six Peterborough Sports games.
"He's picking up reoccurrences and I don't know whether that's with him travelling up and down the road or the training on Tuesdays and Thursdays with us. He's having a mixed bag of what he does so we're just going to keep him back with us for the rest of the season."