Injured Keeper Delayed Comeback

By Quayle
January 19 2005

Rovers number one goalkeeper, John Achterberg has had his injury comeback postponed for now. the 33-year-old has been out since the 6-1 defeat to Hull, and had wanted to make a swift recovery.

Dutch goalkeeper, John Achterberg, has been forced to postpone his injury comeback.

The 33 year old aggravated his current knee injury, in a  freak training ground incident.  Achterberg has been out since sustaining ligament damage against Hull on December 18, and his recovery was on schedule until he collided with a goalpost on Friday.

Achterberg, formly of PSV and FC Utrecht, is not use to sitting out. Before his freak accident, Achterberg had only missed one game in the last one and a half seasons before his recent setback.