Ryan Lowe has confirmed striker Troy Parrott will be missing through injury for the foreseeable future.
After opening his Championship account for the club in the weekend’s victory over Norwich City, the Tottenham Hotspur loanee went down injured in his celebrations and had to be substituted.
Ahead of the Bristol City game, the manager provided the following update.
Ryan said: “He's had his scans and whatnot. It’s not as bad as we first thought, but we’re obviously in dialogue with Tottenham Hotspur as well now because he’s their player, so Jacko [Matt Jackson] is on with them.
“I think the World Cup’s come at a good time for Troy because he will miss a large part, but the fact of the matter is we’ve got that break.
“We won’t have him for the foreseeable future, but after the World Cup when we’re back in action, hopefully he’s back fit and ready, so it’ll give us enough time not to rush.
“I’m gutted for Troy because obviously he just scored his first Championship goal as well. Although he’s been out the team, he’s been fantastic.
“He’s alright, he's in good spirits now. He’s got over it, and we’ve just got to make sure he’s alright for the next time he's available.”
Everyone at PNE wishes Troy a full and speedy recovery.