THE SIMPLE thought of seeing himself catching a ball in a Rangers shirt is what keeps injured Cammy Bell going. The keeper is by no means taking his footballing career for granted after nearly four months on the side lines – admitting he is desperate to be fit again. Gers Number One stopper had surgery on his shoulder back in August and is currently in the throws of rehab. He updated us on his progress: “It’s going well, I went to see the surgeon on Friday and he was happy with my progress. “I’m working hard with the pyhsio every day - I’m doing a lot of treatment with him at the moment and trying to get my shoulder moving because it was serious surgery. “We’re moving along fine, I’m happy with the progress and hopefully I can be back on the pitch as soon as possible. “We haven’t set a date for my return because of the injury it wasn’t straight forward - we’ve spoken to the doctor and we know a rough time scale of when it will be. “It might be quicker than we think, it might be longer but it’s whenever the safest time possible is for me to get back out on the pitch. “When I got into surgery there was a slight bit more damage than was expected. “It was always going to be quite complicated because of being a goalkeeper but it is fixed now and we’re happy with the way it is.” 28-year old Bell has been out ruled out with long term injuries before, but this is his first with 10-month old baby daughter Aiofe in his life. The support of the stopper’s family has been vital to him during what he describes as a mentally tough rehab. He said: “It is a frustrating time, probably the hardest part of being a footballer is being injured especially a long term injury. “It’s not nice being out for a long time; I’ve had it a few times in the past. “It is mentally tough more than anything; trying to get your head around not being able to play and do something you love for a long time is tough. “I’ve said to myself you just need to keep focussed, keep your head right and you’ll be back on the pitch quicker than normal. “It’s nice to go back to my baby girl and spend some time with my family. “I’m probably away from them longer at the moment because I’m spending more time at the training ground trying to get back fit. “You look at things differently when you have a family but it’s still frustrating not being able to do something that you love. “They know I’m frustrated, everyone knows that – I think sometimes the physio and the doc are holding me back so I don’t get ahead of myself and knock myself back. “It’s just the natural thing of wanting to be back out on the training pitch and catching a football again will make it all worthwhile for me.” John
Posted on: Wed, 26 Nov 2014 13:02:19 +0000
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