Derby County defender John Brayford facing spell on sidelines with hamstring injury
FEARS are growing that Derby County defender John Brayford could be sidelined for several weeks by a hamstring injury.
Brayford missed Tuesday's draw at Cardiff City, ending his ever-present run in the side this season.
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Derby say they are still assessing the right-back's injury and that it is too early to forecast how long he will be out but coach Andy Garner described it as a "massive blow" when asked about Brayford immediately after the Cardiff game.
There is better news concerning top scorer Jamie Ward, who also sat out the Cardiff game having limped off against Crystal Palace last Friday.
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Ward will miss Saturday's trip to face Birmingham City but he could be back for the home fixture against Leicester City a week on Saturday, though Derby might leave him until after the international break.
Craig Bryson was also absent at Cardiff with a groin injury and Derby will monitor him this week.
There is a possibility the midfielder will be fit for the weekend.
Midfielder Will Hughes is still out and no date has been put on a possible return for him.
James O'Connor (knee), Kieron Freeman (ankle) and Mark O'Brien (knee) are not ready to come back.
On Brayford's injury, coach Johnny Metgod said: "It needs a scan but it's not done yet, so we'll have to see how that progresses over the next few days.
"Whether it's a long-term one, it's hard to tell at the moment."
Summing up the injuries, Metgod added: "We are trying to be as positive as we can be.
"We have players injured who would normally play and that makes a big difference to the team.
"We have to be careful with them. There is no point bringing a player back for one game and then they are out for another four or five weeks.
"But if players are out injured, we have to put other players in and it gives youngsers a chance, like Valentin Gjokaj at Cardiff, and Michael Hoganson and Kieron Freeman in recent weeks."
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by Mark3212
Saturday, March 23 2013, 12:52PM
“ibulieve, Red means your hot hot hot? Like Forest then. Red and hot hot hot, jeez you're a right thicko. Braindead moron.”
by ibelieveido
Saturday, March 23 2013, 12:02PM
“See what i mean.....lol.”
by ibelieveido
Friday, March 22 2013, 11:16AM
“TEE-HEE.
It's easy to spot the less gifted ones as they resort
to cheap shots and name calling.
Aye B4Bore.
Red arrows simply define the others like you i have
shot down in the past,and those with very lazeee fingers.
Red arrows just show i'm HOT-HOT-HOT.
Walks away laughing....hahahahahaha.
ha.”
by B4_lives
Thursday, March 21 2013, 2:30PM
“Rednight et al - why are you here?
If I'm not mistaken you've not achieved anything yet and have actually been relegated to Div2 quite recently? But we all move on, no?
If you're here every day just for pointless put downs that aren't always grounded with common sense, then please don't.
I've stuck up for forest on here to the more brainless Derby fans so please afford the rest of us the same courtesy.
If you're here to simply put ibeleiveido in his place, then feel free as his views on football are embarrassingly poor.
He's just addicted to collecting red arrows and anything related to RAF Scampton.”
by ibelieveido
Thursday, March 21 2013, 1:06PM
“Oh and i do believe the cube was on after our game,was it not.
Admit it , you just love watching us aye...xxx,”
by ibelieveido
Thursday, March 21 2013, 1:03PM
“Ahhh red thingy,as has been said,WE , meaning the best club
round here have not spent anywhere near the amount the crisp
munchers have ,yet we reduced them for the most of the game
to long punts upfield .
To be fair with our man N/C in charge of that lot they would have
the league champ out of sight by now...
Pearson has lost the dressing room it would seem.”
by ibelieveido
Thursday, March 21 2013, 12:41PM
“How do you know ?.
Listened to it on the radio ???
LOL.
Our worst performance of the season and
still beat you easy-easy-easy.
How many points have you got out of the last 8-9 games ,
cor blimey,how the so called mighty are faaaaaaalling...tee-hee.”
by ibelieveido
Thursday, March 21 2013, 12:41PM
“How do you know ?.
Listened to it on the radio ???
LOL.
Our worst performance of the season and
still beat you easy-easy-easy.
How many points have you got out of the last 8-9 games ,
cor blimey,how the so called mighty are faaaaaaalling...tee-hee.”
by rednight
Thursday, March 21 2013, 12:21PM
“Ibelieveido As for points just ask yourself how many have you collected in the past 9 games, if you hadn't beaten the bin robbers you would be deep in the brown stuff, and as for a game of football it was terrible two sides that couldn't put two passses together thank god the CUBE was on the other channel.”
by ibelieveido
Thursday, March 21 2013, 12:09PM
“How do you know ?.
Listened to it on the radio ???
LOL.
Our worst performance of the season and
still beat you easy-easy-easy.
How many points have you got out of the last 8-9 games ,
cor blimey,how the so called mighty are faaaaaaalling...tee-hee.”