| The big Irish striker signed for the Tangerines in January, but a ruptured cruciate ligament has ruled him out for the last five months.
The 24-year-old has been putting in some serious work on the training ground recently and today’s outing at Raydale Park offered him his first steps back into the front line.
That was good news for team boss Craig Levein, who made the long journey south to watch Daly in action.
“Jon’s been training for the last couple of weeks and everything seems OK,” said Craig. “He’ll probably get 45 minutes today and we’ll see how he gets on.
“There is no doubt we have been lacking in numbers up front recently so it’s good to get him back involved.”
Also pencilled in for a run today were defender Garry Kenneth and midfield trio Mark Kerr, Stuart Duff and Greg Cameron.
Christian Kalvenes, who has been out with a calf tear, wasn’t involved, although it’s hoped the Norwegian full-back will be fit enough to return to the squad which entertains Motherwell on Saturday.
Former Grimsby hitman Darren Mansaram is said to be interesting the Tangerines. The 23-year-old is currently plying his trade with Bohemians in Ireland.
United’s CIS Cup quarter-final at home to Hamilton goes ahead on Wednesday, October 31 (KO 7.45). |
