Defender on course for September comeback (From The Argus)
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Defender on course for September comeback
7:00am Monday 6th July 2009 in
Jim McNulty is firmly on course to return from a serious internal injury in the opening weeks of the season.
Albion boss Russell Slade reckons his highly-rated left-back, who had a kidney removed after a freak collision with an opponent in the defeat to Crewe last season, should be available in mid-September.
McNulty has made encouraging progress in pre-season training and Slade said: “He hasn’t been having a problem. He has been doing a bit of light work and has been jogging. They are small and gradual steps really but he is doing okay.
“We are probably looking at him being back in the middle of September but it’s difficult to say exactly when.”
McNulty has yet to play for the Seagulls under Slade.
Albion lost the services of on-loan left-back Gary Borrowdale at the end of last season and have released Kerry Mayo.
However, they still have versatile Joel Lynch at their disposal. Lynch, primarily a centre-back, was a regular on the left of defence in the Championship while on loan at Nottingham Forest last season and is now back with the Seagulls.
David Livermore, Andrew Whing and Adam El-Abd have also played at left-back.
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mark 62
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9:00am Mon 6 Jul 09
farside wrote:by all accounts forest have dropped all contact, no other club have shown interest, so joel has to get professional and get in the first team, or where does he go? great news about mc nulty.
Great news about McNulty. Not even a hint there that Lynch will be going to Forest on a permanent deal? Interesting
graham w
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9:56am Mon 6 Jul 09
mark 62
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10:49am Mon 6 Jul 09
pitor
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11:39am Mon 6 Jul 09
mark 62 wrote:Which means they'll take 400k
big signing this week? lets hope its not mayo! i see saints are looking for offers for alanna, they turned down 3 million for him in january, and are looking for offers in region of 750k.. thats funny!!
Gee Jay
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12:28pm Mon 6 Jul 09
kentseagull
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2:44pm Mon 6 Jul 09
Alan G Skinner
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3:07pm Mon 6 Jul 09
mark 62
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3:32pm Mon 6 Jul 09
kentseagull wrote:i never said the albion were interested, just its funny how players and clubs value themselves, he looks likely to go to wolves, a good move for him, but mcarthy has offered 500k for him, thats a "loss" of 2.5 million, sort of puts the 55k we tossed out the window into some perspective! does anybody know if harding and that other t--t from ipswich have found clubs? rs gets dozens of players cv every day.. from here and abroad.. credit crunch at the lower end of football?
Lallana would be great young signing...not sure if he would be looking to stay in League 1 though
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farside says...
8:53am Mon 6 Jul 09
Not even a hint there that Lynch will be going to Forest on a permanent deal?
Interesting