As if the fall out from the weekends 5-0 thrashing from Premiership new boys Bolton wasn't enough to get you worried it now appears that Darren Eadie will miss the rest of the season after suffering a recurrence of his knee injury.

The injury has dogged Eadie for a very long time and although it was thought that it was under control after an operation in the summer but it now appears that the operation was not a success. Specialist knee surgeons have told Eadie that he will have to have another operation on the knee which to correct it and as a result he will be out of action for at least a year.

Eadie had already missed the final month of last season and although he made a fleeting appearance against Kettering during pre-season he has since not been able to train.

City boss Peter Taylor, who can't be having a good day, told the official site "This is obviously a major blow both for Darren and the club.

"Darren has been told that he really has no option but to have the operation. We now have to face up to the fact that we'll be without him for the season.

"We wish Darren all the best in his recovery."

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