Bristol Rovers defender Cian Bolger sidelined for three months
Bristol Rovers boss Mark McGhee has suffered another early-season setback after a scan confirmed that defender Cian Bolger will be sidelined for at least three months.
Bolger, who only arrived from Leicester City for a third loan spell on transfer deadline day, was carried off on a stretcher during Saturday's 2-2 draw with Aldershot – but McGhee was hopeful that the knee injury would not prove to be a 'long-term problem' when asked about it afterwards.
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Cian Bolger
The central defender, however, arrived for training on Monday with the aid of crutches and a scan has since confirmed that Bolger has damaged his posterior cruciate ligament and will be out of action for at least three months of his six-month loan spell.
"I'm absolutely gutted for Cian," said McGhee. "The fact is I think he injured himself being as committed as we had asked him to be. He showed where his commitment lies, and it's a great shame for him to be out at this moment in time.
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"The prognosis is that he will be out for three months and we hope he will make a full recovery and be back playing by Christmas, fingers crossed. He will go back to Leicester for his rehab and, hopefully, be back here before his loan period expires.
"He was going to be a really important player for us. We tried hard all summer to get him here and eventually managed to do that and, as everyone has seen, he has been absolutely brilliant in the short time he's been back with us.
"He showed how important he was going to be for us and we are gutted for ourselves but, more than anything, for Cian."
Comments
by MichaelRooney
Tuesday, September 11 2012, 6:17PM
“I'm sure my fellow Gasheads are giving Oldfrank green arrows because they can't see the irony in his post.
Wake up lads, we might not get our first win till November 10th and could be consigned to the Conference by February.
It's not bad luck it's bad management from top to bottom.”
by redcapred
Tuesday, September 11 2012, 4:21PM
“@ arbie
Bad luck this season... lets see, sack Trolls, then bring in a bad penney, then saint cams, then paul chuckle, then mar 'everything is going fine despite being bottom' mcghee...
bad luck... bad management more like!!! Never mind ST sales for the conference will be out soon, you will know when they are coming because Mr Higgs will release a statement a few days before about your new stadium with shiny pics and designs.”
by Oldfrank
Tuesday, September 11 2012, 4:16PM
“Arbie don't forget the bad luck we had against Ipswich, Oxford, Morecambe and Yeovil as well.”
by DraytonGas
Tuesday, September 11 2012, 3:56PM
“Cian has been our best defender in his two games back at the club. This is a big blow and will now mean Virgo back in the middle. This is not what we needed.!”
by ARBIE0489
Tuesday, September 11 2012, 3:46PM
“Just how much MORE ...BAD LUCK can BRFC have....? Nothing has gone right for them this season AT ALL!!!!! Denighed TWO points at Barnet, by a once per season performance by their goalkeeper. ROBBED of THREE POINTS at Wycombe, when a member of their staff, decided that the game should be abandonded, 24 minutes from the end of the game, when his team were LOSING...1 - 3. Severe injuries to VIRGO, WOODARDS, KENNETH and now BOLGER...ALL VERY IMPORTANT MEMBERS OF ROVERS DEFENCE.
However, I am NO pessimist and the club have to remain positive, get on with it, roll their sleeves up and climb the league. SURELY, GOOD LUCK WILL COME TO THEM SOON.”