'I’m sure Darragh will be fine' - Rovers boss not concerned by Lenihan's fitness after injury return

Darragh Lenihan made just his second start of the season in Rovers' win over Bury
Darragh Lenihan made just his second start of the season in Rovers' win over Bury
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Rovers have been boosted by a return to fitness of a number of senior players for the run-in.

That includes 23-year-old defender Darragh Lenihan who featured in wins over Portsmouth and Bury after six months out with an ankle injury.

Mowbray will however, continue to monitor the Irishman’s fitness, adding: “I have those chats with Darragh coming off the training ground most days, how’s his body holding up.

“He’s missed a lot of football and when the 90 minutes start stacking up Darragh will be the first to tell me he’s feeling a bit sore of stiff.

“It’s good that we’ve got players who have played a lot of football this year are on the sidelines champing at the bit to get a game.

“I’m sure Darragh will be fine. It’s not an overly demanding position physically that he’s playing, he’s playing at the back with the play in front of him.

“If I had been playing him in centre midfield then I would be having concerns of how his body is standing up but with the game all in front of him I’m sure he’ll be fine.”

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