The League Paper

INJURY SETBACK SO CRUEL ON ACE DRINAN

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The LeaguePaper Team
20 September 2020

By Andy Baber
LEAGUE ONE
PAUL Lambert has wished Aaron Drinan a speedy recovery after revealing the Ipswich striker is set for at least two months on the sidelines due to a thigh injury.
The 22-year-old was substituted at the interval in the Blues’ League One win over Wigan on the opening weekend after picking up the injury in the first half.
It was the Irishman’s first league appearance for the club despite joining the Tractor Boys in January 2018, having made his Ipswich debut a week earlier in the Carabao Cup.
And Lambert admitted it was a cruel blow for a player who has come...

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