Hereford United have suffered another blow with Stephen O'Leary being ruled out of action for the foreseeable future.

O'Leary, who joined Hereford from Luton in October, has missed the Bulls' last two games due to a prolapsed disc.

"He is going to be out for months rather than weeks," said boss Graham Turner.

Turner, however, is hoping winger Lionel Ainsworth will be returning from Watford next week.

On-loan Ainsworth injured his knee against Northampton Town at the weekend and returned to his parent club for treatment.

"He's had a scan at Watford and the injury doesn't seem to be too serious," said Turner.