Losing Luke Young to a cruciate ligament injury in pre-season dealt a major blow to Torquay United's National League prospects, but the former Plymouth Argyle midfielder could be set to return for the Gulls in the near future.
Young hasn't been able to kick a ball in anger all season, but he has stepped up his rehabilitation to the point that he has been able to join in with the side's pre-match warm up in many of United's recent games.
Manager Kevin Nicholson hinted that he might be available for the Gulls' away fixture with Gateshead on April 2nd.
"Maybe Easter is a little bit too soon for 'Youngy', we need to get some decent training into him," said Nicholson.
"We'll have a look over the week to see if we can get him some match-related football, and if we can I reckon next weekend might come a bit too soon for him; but possibly the weekend after, he maybe knocking on the door.
Young was voted as the Gulls' Player of the Year in the 2014-15 campaign, in which he scored six goals - including a stunning long range strike against Wrexham which is regarded as one of the finest goals ever since at Plainmoor in recent years.
