It was initially thought that ‘Rusty’ would be out for six weeks from the date of the operation however that period was extended after a slight complication. Manager Jim McInally is hoping that McLean will be able to start joining in with the rest of his squad at training next week as he explained: “Russell came up and visited all the boys last week as he is hoping to be back in working amongst them soon.”
“There is a meeting with his consultant this week and everyone is keeping their fingers crossed that Russell will be allowed to start jogging ahead of starting what amounts to a pre-season training programme.”
“He is still a bit away from playing again but it would be great to be a bit closer to the light at the end of his injury tunnel.”
