Dundalk boss Jon Daly is hopeful of having experienced defender Andy Boyle back at his disposal for the visit of Galway United to Oriel Park on Friday night.
Dundalk boss Jon Daly is hopeful of having experienced defender Andy Boyle back at his disposal for the visit of Galway United to Oriel Park on Friday night.
The one-time Republic of Ireland cap hasn’t featured since helping the Lilywhites to a 1-0 win over Sligo Rovers before the break on June 13 having picked up a hamstring problem in training.
However, speaking to The Argus on Monday, Daly confirmed that the 33-year-old centre back had trained earlier that day and had a chance of returning to action against the Tribesmen barring any setbacks this week.
“Boyler has trained today in a modified capacity and he trained yesterday in a modified capacity so hopefully he gets through that with no breakdowns or anything and he’s available for Friday because I think it would be great to have his experience back,” said Daly.
While Paul Doyle is facing at a spell on the sidelines with the hamstring problem picked up in the early stages of the 4-2 league win over Drogheda United, Daly is hopeful of having another midfielder back sooner rather than later.
“Paul is going to be out for a few weeks. I couldn’t give you a time on that just at the moment,” he added.
“Then Dara Keane is not a million miles away which would be a big boost for us as well. He’s not one I’ve seen because he has been injured since I’ve been here but I seen plenty of him when he was at UCD and I really liked him as a player and getting to know him now as a person, he’s a really good guy and someone that just wants to get himself back fit as quickly as possible.
“I think he is probably a couple of weeks away so you’re probably looking at the Pat’s game for him to be potentially available for in terms of minutes,” said the manager.