MARC WILSON’S RETURN from injury lasted just 45 minutes this afternoon as he was forced out of Stoke’s behind closed doors friendly against Crewe Alexandra.
The Ireland defender was making his first appearance since sustaining knee ligament damage in January but the Stoke Sentinel are reporting his comeback was cut short.
The 28-year-old limped out of the game minutes after half-time as his chances of proving his fitness ahead of Euro 2016 suffered another blow.
Wilson later tweeted to say the injury isn’t as bad as first thought and it was just sore after a tackle.
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marc wilson / Twitter / Twitter
He had been making good progress to this point and manager Mark Hughes recently said that the centre-back ‘wasn’t far away’ from returning to first-team action.
Wilson was originally ruled out for three months after suffering medial ligament damage in the FA Cup defeat to Crystal Palace.
With Seamus Coleman nursing a hamstring injury, these are worrying times for O’Neill as Ireland’s opening game of the tournament draws ever closer.
Goalkeeper Rob Elliot and Brentford’s Alan Judge are already ruled out of the tournament while question marks remain over the fitness of Harry Arter, Daryl Murphy, Jeff Hendrick and Jon Walters.
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Some man,some character
Genius
What a legend, i taught he missed the blue!
The game wouldn’t be the same without him. He is the greatest ever. He’s the only reason I watch snooker.
The fairy tale ended for David Morris unfortunately. What a week for him, his best Snooker result ever – hopefully the prize money will allow him to focus full time and kick on from here.
That was just magic. Genius at work. Would watch him play all day, every day.
Ronnie is just lethal, could have had a maximum in the previous frame too. Fantastic player to watch
Not a bad evening’s work from The Ron.
The things he does with a cue make you scratch your head. The shots he mKes and plays. Best if all time
Makes it look easy
Thought it was downgraded to a veruka