Daniel Ballard has only recently returned to the squad after fracturing his foot earlier in the season. After coming on for Danny Batth against Hull, Ballard has opened up about what the journey back to fitness has been like.
SETBACKS
"There are a lot longer days and a lot of hard work with often quite little reward. With this injury there was a lot of setbacks so I’ve been out for longer than I expected to be. It just makes it all the more pleasing when I’m back now because there were times even three or four weeks ago where we might have had to consider other options.”
GOOD TO BE BACK
“It’s really good to be back. I’ve had a long knee injury before but this one was a lot more challenging just because of where it was on the body, I wasn’t hitting the targets that I needed to and there was still a lot of pain. It was just a really awkward injury in the foot and hasn’t been the easiest. There have been a lot of sessions I haven’t been able to get through and have been going through a lot of pain trying to get it to where it needs to be. I feel like it’s in a good spot finally and good enough to play.”
JORDAN WILLIS
“Jordan is in everyday and he’s gone through probably the worst kind of injury there was and had so many setbacks, To see him still working hard everyday, I think he’s out of contract and he’s coming in and giving it his all every single day. It’s quite inspiring. Having people like that around the club he gives everyone a boost.”
