7:00am Monday 6th July 2009
By Brian Owen
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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