Prosser: 'The manager said he liked the look of me at left-back'

 

S24 has called Shrimpers left-back Luke Prosser many names, and 'consistant' wasn't one of them, but that's exactly what he's been, and with marks coming in at around 7 for the first three league games of the season it was with some regret that we saw his name missing from the team-sheet for last Saturday's 1-0 defeat against Burton Albion with a slight thigh staroin.

 

But with the club making the trip to Burslem this weekend taking on Luke's former club Port Vale, he's desperate to get over his injury problems and be fit for selection, especially a she scored a very late equaliser at Vale park only four short months ago.  

 

Prosser told www.echo-news.co.uk: “With Vale being my old team I would love to play this weekend, so I’m doing everything I can to be fit and, at the moment, I’m not in as much pain with it. At the same time I haven’t really done much to test it, but it felt fine on the bike yesterday and today we’re going to see how it responds to some running. Touch wood it will be fine and I can return to training tomorrow because I would be gutted to miss out again at the weekend."

 

Certainly Luke, who just didn't look right at centre-back and let's face it there was the odd raised eyebrow when Luggy decided to retain him, has made the most of Blues boss Paul Sturrock's decision to move him to full-back.

 

Prosser said: “It was great to get in the team and I felt I produced a couple of decent performances. I switched to left-back towards the end of last season and the manager said he liked the look of me there and decided to give me another go. To then have to come out of the team through injury is really disappointing but hopefully I can be fit again soon and can take the next chance that comes my way.”

 

Best of luck mate on making the game.