Thursday 4 October 2012 16:13, UK
Chesterfield's injured trio of Tommy Lee, Nathan Smith and Marc Richards are ahead of schedule in their recoveries.
Goalkeeper Lee damaged ligaments in a shoulder after falling awkwardly during the Johnstone's Paint Trophy victory over Oldham on September 4 and it was thought the injury would keep him out for up to eight weeks. A similar timescale was put on Smith's recovery from an ankle operation after the left-back went under the knife that same week. Striker Richards suffered an ankle injury in the thrilling 4-3 home league win over Accrington on September 18. Last week scans revealed the damage was not as serious as first thought and the 30-year-old was expected to be unavailable for around a month. Caretaker manager Tommy Wright said: "They are all progressing well but we have to be careful with them in case one of them has a setback. But I would say, fingers crossed, they are probably just ahead of schedule. "We are pleased with their progress but obviously, as I said, you can have setbacks. At this moment in time we are really pleased and hopefully they will keep progressing."
