After seeing a specialist on Friday, Coke's injury is worse than first feared "It's dreadful news for the kid and bad news for the team as I thought he had been playing very well. " boss Billy Dearden told the Mansfield CHAD.
"It was supposed to be a bit of a clean up but once they got in there the damage to the cartilage was a lot worse than they thought. They repaired it but it will be a good five months before he can play again."