"The takeover can't come soon enough"

Darren Sheridan (pictured) has undergone surgery and will be out of action for up to two months after his injury was confirmed as a hairline fracture of the left leg. Athletic will be struggling in midfield as brother John Sheridan is serving a three match ban, Paul Murray has a pulled hamstring, Matty Appleby is still recovering from injury and David Eyres and Chris Killen are also sidelined.