Paul Hurst, the manager, gives further updates on injuries.
Due to injuries and suspensions, Paul Hurst believes that Grimsby Town’s squad depth is currently being put to the test in advance of the game against Swindon Town.
The Mariners will be eager to resume their winning ways, especially away from home where they now sit in last place in the league with only two points after four away games. This weekend, though, presents Town with two of the division’s two remaining unbeaten clubs as well as some of the league’s top scorers.
Only one game across all competitions has Michael Flynn’s team failed to score, despite scoring 24 goals in the league so far. Hurst had more injury information to share ahead of another challenging test, including some unexpected absences in the team’s training camp before of the game and an additional long-term injury.
We’re going to roll out a couple; there are a few longer-term ones that everyone is aware of. Niall Maher and Evan Khouri, for example, continue to be injured and won’t be available [for the Swindon game].
We lost Calum Ainley last week, and it’s sad that he suffered a serious calf injury that will keep him out for several weeks, possibly even months. This is bad because he was just getting started. Though he wasn’t on the field for a long period of time during the [Crawley] game, he felt it. Although he finished the game, he was sore afterward, and the scan didn’t give a satisfactory result, so that’s another one we’ll be missing.
Given how crucial Town’s defensive organisation will be against ruthless, attack-focused competition, Maher is one of the biggest absentees from the game. Kamil Conteh is also out since he is serving an automatic one-game ban for receiving five yellow cards. Hurst is optimistic that the team he can pick will still be capable of inflicting Swindon with their first league loss of the year, but this will be a true test of Town’s fortitude and ability after a challenging start to the season.Given how crucial Town’s defensive organisation will be against ruthless, attack-focused competition, Maher is one of the biggest absentees from the game. Kamil Conteh is also out since he is serving an automatic one-game ban for receiving five yellow cards. Hurst
Hurst continued, “[Kamil Conteh] is also suspended, so the team is currently being stretched and put to the test. It is perhaps just a little bit earlier than we would have liked, but there is really no genuine surprise because we knew this may happen.
“We expected a smaller team, and we certainly have more players than we anticipated, but this situation demonstrates the importance for those options to be accessible. Although a few others weren’t able to train until today, we’ll have a team and a bench prepared to contribute in what will be a challenging game.
“Some players have [during training] impressed more than others, and in the end, it may just impact the choice. In order to have the greatest team possible, you may have to include some players who haven’t trained as well as you would have liked.
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