Midfield star Owen Moxon is a major doubt for Carlisle United’s home game with Northampton on Saturday.
The former Annan Athletic player has been a key member of the United side since arriving at Brunton Park ahead of last season.
Explaining the situation manager Paul Simpson said: “Mox is a major doubt for the weekend. We’ll just have to wait and see, but we’ll give it as long as we possibly can. He’s had treatment all week and he’s had an injection in his hip so we need to see how he reacts to that.
“He’s had a scan and there is some damage but it’s just a case of waiting to see how quickly it settles down. Hopefully he’ll be fine for this weekend, but if not, possibly the week after.”
Simpson has also given an update on another midfielder Callum Guy who faces a long spell on the sidelines.
He revealed: “Callum had his surgery on Wednesday and that went really well. The work for him starts now, he’s got nine months of work and the challenge for him is to come back even better physically and as a footballer than he was when he got injured.
“People often try and get back sooner but the truth is in general if you come back earlier than nine months you’re probably looking at another set-back. We’ll take it steady with him and follow the plan exactly as it needs to be.
“There’s been a lot of research into these kind of injuries and the progression that you need to go through so it’ll be a long time for Callum. I think that now he’s had the surgery we can start looking a date that he can return.
“He’s doing really well. He seemed in a good head space when he left us before surgery. He’s a strong character so with the right attention and the right work that we are going to put into him I’m sure he’ll be fine.”
