Ebbsfleet United midfielder Michael West will undergo surgery after club's FA Trophy trip to York
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By Andrew
Gidley
Michael West could be out of
action for up to three weeks after it was confirmed he is set to
undergo a hernia operation.
The Ebbsfleet midfielder, who
will celebrate his 21st birthday next week, will play in the FA
Trophy third round tie at York on Saturday, but looks set to miss
the rest of a busy month including games against title-chasing
Fleetwood and Wrexham.
West (pictured) limped off
at Hayes a fortnight ago and missed the league defeat at York but
returned to face Tamworth and Mansfield.
Boss Liam Daish said: "We are
trying to manage the injury as best we can and are waiting to find
out when the surgeon is available. He will be out for two or three
weeks."
Midfielder Ram Marwa will miss
the return trip to Bootham Crescent with a knee injury but Daish
added: "It is not as bad as we first expected but it’s a case of
seeing how things progress. Saturday will come too quickly for him,
though."
Ebbsfleet signed Reading’s
19-year-old striker Gozie Ugwu on loan on Tuesday. Ugwu had been on
loan at Eastleigh earlier this season.
Canadian defender Ross Smith has
returned for a third spell at Stonebridge Road and will provide the
defensive cover Daish needs after Ian Simpemba’s move to Dover last
month.
Smith has been playing for
Portland Timbers in Major League Soccer.
Thursday, February 02 2012
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