Veteran lauded after 379 days on the sidelines

By Chris Dunlavy
Star Game

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DERBY County manager Phillip Cocu paid tribute to comeback kid Craig Forsyth as the injury-plagued defender helped to inspire a fifth straight home win.
Forsyth, 30, hadn’t played a match for 379 days as he battled back from the third serious knee injury of his career.
But deployed in an unfamiliar role at centre-back, the Scotland international didn’t put a foot wrong as Martyn W...