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05/05/2003, 2:45 PM
Stu eyes Shels return
Key Shelbourne midfielder Stuart Byrne is eyeing a return to first team action for the title-chasing Reds, but he is still unlikely to be back to full fitness until early June following his ankle operation earlier in the year.
Byrne has not played any part in Shels’ start to the season after undergoing an ankle operation in the close-season, and has been forced to watch from the sidelines as his colleagues have marched to the top of the Premier Division table.
The former Longford Town man, who was Shelbourne’s top scorer with nine goals last season, hopes to step up his recovery later this week in a bid to return to full fitness in four weeks time.
He said: "If I get the go-ahead, it should accelerate things and it should be another four weeks before I’m pushing for a place in the squad.
"It’s coming on well now. The swelling is gone so I’m hopeful."
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Key Shelbourne midfielder Stuart Byrne is eyeing a return to first team action for the title-chasing Reds, but he is still unlikely to be back to full fitness until early June following his ankle operation earlier in the year.
Byrne has not played any part in Shels’ start to the season after undergoing an ankle operation in the close-season, and has been forced to watch from the sidelines as his colleagues have marched to the top of the Premier Division table.
The former Longford Town man, who was Shelbourne’s top scorer with nine goals last season, hopes to step up his recovery later this week in a bid to return to full fitness in four weeks time.
He said: "If I get the go-ahead, it should accelerate things and it should be another four weeks before I’m pushing for a place in the squad.
"It’s coming on well now. The swelling is gone so I’m hopeful."
www.eleven-a-side.com (http://www.eleven-a-side.com/premier/story.asp?newsid=5322)