| The midfielder hurt a shoulder in the dying minutes of the defeat against Kilmarnock and did not train all last week. He was with the rest of the squad yesterday and, today, was on duty as the second string faced Killie at Station Park.
“Danny’s looking fine now and he should be OK for Hibs on Saturday,” confirmed boss Craig Levein.
As well as Swanson, squad men like Michael McGovern, Keith Watson, Paul Dixon, Prince Buaben, Andis Shala and David Goodwillie were listed to take part. As he read that list, even the manager himself was impressed with the young talent at his disposal.
“You could not call most of those players experienced, but what they are is of first-team ability and that is encouraging.”
Swanson’s return to work and Watson’s continued good progress mean Craig has the added bonus of no major injury worries.
“I’ll have to wait and see how the ones who are away on international duty are when they return, but, right now, we are OK and everyone is looking lively.”
At DUNDEE, a couple of players have gone down with mild flu-like symptoms, though their condition is not causing boss Alex Rae too much concern.
“Bryan Deasley missed training and Eddie Mearns has been feeling it a bit. We’ll keep an eye on things, but they are not too bad and I think they’ll be OK in a day or so,” said Alex. |
