Summer signing Dom Ball will have to continue to wait to make his Town debut with the midfielder still hampered by the ankle injury he suffered in pre-season.

“Unfortunately, he's not been able to make the last step yet,” manager Kieran McKenna said when asked about the former QPR man’s fitness.

“It's one of those really niggly high ankle strains that can be pretty minor but take extra time to be close enough to 100 per cent for us to be happy to put him in a match.

“He's been working, but he hasn't been able to take a last step that we hoped he would be able to yet to where he's at full functionality to be able to operate in a match. So, for now, he continues to work at the training ground.”

McKenna says left-back Leif Davis is OK despite undergoing treatment on the pitch prior to being subbed in last week’s 2-1 win at Forest Green Rovers.

“Leif is fin,” McKenna said. “He’s just building up his fitness and he had some cramp last week, so we thought it was better for him this week to have a full training week and he worked really well here at the training ground on Friday, and he's getting fitter and stronger.”

Regarding young centre-half Corrie Ndaba, who has been unavailable due to a hip flexor issue, McKenna said: “He’s probably fully returning to training in the middle of next week, hopefully, if everything goes on time. He’s not out on the grass yet, but he’s very close to it, so he’s not quite 100 per cent yet.”

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joyousblue added 15:24 - Aug 12 Oops
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Nobbysnuts added 15:33 - Aug 12 Dom ball...the new sicknote.. .
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chanteledatractorgal added 15:57 - Aug 12 Hopefully he will get the ball rolling soon
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Bazza8564 added 16:15 - Aug 12 A bit of a shame this, because he looked good against West Ham. With Evans and Morsy fit its OK short term but we need him back sooner than later
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Linkboy13 added 16:22 - Aug 12 It's very frustrating don't know what his fitness record was like at QPR. Looking on the bright our fitness record is far better than it was couple of years back.
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Suffolkboy added 16:46 - Aug 12 We cannot expect to go through a season without any fitness niggles ; and in KM even a Manager whose effortless attention to and grasp of detail ensures everyone is properly assessed and tested appropriately before exposure to the fullest demands . If he tells us a body is below par , nearing 100% etc etc , then we can give it 100% belief and know progress is in course . COYB

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Wickets added 17:48 - Aug 12 Some posters are so severe blimey these things happen in football remember Edmundson missed a few games at the start of last season and that didn't turn out too shabby .
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BudapestByBlimp added 18:04 - Aug 12 I'm just pleased that injured players are being properly assessed and monitored, rather than being chucked into games to see if they hold up.
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