John McGlynn lamented Falkirk’s pre-season injury issues as he revealed that key duo Keelan Adams and Scott Bain are among those who will miss the start of the competitive campaign.
Adams is set to be out until September, while fellow right-back Jack McMillan, recently signed from Partick, is a doubt for Saturday’s Premier Sports Cup opener at Edinburgh City. The versatile Finn Yeats is also struggling with an ankle injury.
“Keelan Adams missed some games at the end of last season and all the information we got was that he would be okay when he came back for pre-season,” McGlynn said in a club interview.
“That didn’t happen, he came back and he needed another scan that showed that it had not been healed adequately. One of the options was surgery, and that was the option we took.
“Unfortunately, that means he’ll be ruled out for about 12 weeks, and that was about two weeks ago. It’s a blow because obviously we bring in Jack McMillan and Jack missed the (Airdrie friendly) game with a little groin issue, so all of a sudden the two right-backs you’ve got are not there.
“I’m not sure if Jack will make the weekend or not. It’s something that we want to try and clear up rather than he comes back in and then he’s got to go back out again.”
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Goalkeeper Bain was ruled out of contention for Scotland’s World Cup squad after suffering a foot injury in April, and the 34-year-old is struggling to make the start of the William Hill Premiership campaign after a setback.
“Scott Bain is in the same category as Keelan,” McGlynn said. “He missed a fair chunk at the end of the season there and, again, the information we were getting was that he’d be okay to get back into pre-season training, which he has done.
“However, his foot’s began to get sore. He’s had a scan (on Tuesday) which has shown a little fracture or chip which means that he’s going to have to go into a boot for the next couple of weeks.
“We’re hoping that would be enough to get over that situation but we’ve been here with a number of players and these things can sometimes take a little bit longer.
“That’s an absolute blow. We’re not having much luck in these situations at all. Fingers crossed that it is only a couple of weeks that he’s going to be missing.”
McGlynn admits to frustration at not having more new players recruited by now after a couple of managerial changes elsewhere had an impact on his signing plans.
“Last season, it took towards the end of the window before we managed to get some of them in,” he said. “I would like to think we could do it quicker this time but I absolutely couldn’t guarantee it.”
