ian1964 10,502 Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 By Andrew Dickson ALLY McCOIST has revealed both Nacho Novo and Lee McCulloch are winning their fight to be fit for next month's League Cup final against Celtic. Lee McCullochStriker Novo is poised to return to full training at the end of the week after he hobbled off during the 2-0 win over Dundee United on January with an ankle knock. He has made excellent progress and is now hopeful of featuring in the home clash with Inverness next Wednesday. McCulloch, meanwhile, has discovered he has a minor tear in his calf after going for a scan this morning. He came off in the 4-0 Scottish Cup fifth round win at Forfar Athletic last Wednesday and it seemed he would miss the Old Firm clash on March 15. But the injury is not as bad as first feared and he has been given a realistic chance of regaining full fitness before then. Assistant manager McCoist is delighted the duo are on the mend and has been buoyed by more good news after Gers went top of the league at the weekend. He said: "I was getting the wee cheesy grin from Nacho today and he's back out running which is great to see.Nacho Novo and Lee McCulloch "He is a smashing lad with an infectious personality and he's one of those boys who just wants to train and play. "Nacho is somebody you don't like to have inside being a nuisance in the gymnasium as you'd far rather have him out on the park making a contribution. "Everybody will be delighted to hear the wee man is not far away from a return now and big Lee is the same. "He has a very minimal tear in his calf and that happened last week up at Forfar but I'd hope he'll be back in full training in a week to 10 days. "That's positive news for us and we are pleased about that. Lee is the same and I think he was quite relieved when he got his test results back. "Both lads are dying to get back playing for 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norris Cole 0 Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 Would be great to get Novo back for the final. Just ask Caldwell and McManus which striker they'd rather see sat up in the stands. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gisabeer 409 Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 Would be great to get Novo back for the final. Just ask Caldwell and McManus which striker they'd rather see sat up in the stands. Probably Vanhessellink and Samuras! 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig 5,199 Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 Probably Vanhessellink and Samuras! Hilarious my man ! 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazza_8 233 Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 Great news, McCulloch might be fit for the cup final. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super_Ally 0 Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 Be good to get Nacho back. Just because McCulloch is unavailable does not necessarily mean Walter will avoid 4-5-1 does it??? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig 5,199 Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 Be good to get Nacho back. Just because McCulloch is unavailable does not necessarily mean Walter will avoid 4-5-1 does it??? No but who would he trust in that holding midfield role ? I cant see him pitching Edu in and I cant see him moving Davis in one to sit beside BF and Mendes. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super_Ally 0 Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 No but who would he trust in that holding midfield role ? I cant see him pitching Edu in and I cant see him moving Davis in one to sit beside BF and Mendes. Even if having McCulloch unavailable would be enough to prevent 4-5-1, I would not be so crass as to not wish him well. I just don't believe, never have, most probably never will, that 4-5-1 makes the most of our attacking options our midfield or their deficiencies and I think the last game demonstrated that. We made more decent opportunities with the 4-4-2 and thinking back on it, had Bougherra been fit we would unlikely have conceded the goal we did. 4-4-2 for this bear, but no doubt even if Big Lee doesn't make it, Edu or another will be drafted in. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
maineflyer 0 Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 If Smith plays 4-5-1 or 4-1-4-1 (or anything else that ends in -1) in the cup final, he will no longer be able to expect my current level of support. I'll be hunting him with a bear gun. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norris Cole 0 Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 Walter would give his right nut for penalties right now. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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