Phil Picken out of action with knee injury and surgery to follow

Peter Shirtliff has revealed that right back Phil Picken will be out of action for some time, and the former Chesterfield defender will go under the knife in the coming days to repair the damage to his knee after he was replaced during last week’s game with Preston North End.

A specialist has looked at the x-rays and scans and has advised that Picks undergo surgery in order to resolve the injury.  No timescale has been set at the moment for his return to training.