Cove Rangers are hopeful Ross Draper is not too far away from a return after sending the midfielder for a scan on suspected bone bruising.
Draper sat out the game against East Fife last weekend and will also miss tomorrow’s trip to Dumbarton.
He was a high-profile summer arrival, alongside his former Caley Thistle and Ross County team-mate Iain Vigurs, and Cove manager Paul Hartley is hopeful his absence will not be a prolonged one.
He said: “We’re hopeful it’ll not be too long. We just need to wait and see. We’ve had a scan and we sort of knew what it would be.
“It’s one of those where you have to be a bit more cautious, but hopefully he’s not too far away. We’ll get an idea from the specialist on it, but we knew it was bone bruising.
“We’ve been OK for injuries so far, which has been pleasing. We’ve had Jamie (Masson) come back into the squad last week and that helps us.”
Draper missed game-time in Dingwall last season due to a knee injury, which saw him struggle to regain his place in the County side.
Another to sit out this weekend will be midfielder Fraser Fyvie, who serves the second match of a two-game ban.
Hartley also revealed he allowed defender Daniel Higgins to depart as he could not guarantee him games at Cove.
Higgins made just nine league starts last season and was an unused substitute in Cove’s first two League One games this campaign. He was on the bench for East Fife at the Balmoral Stadium last weekend.
Hartley added: “He hasn’t played a lot. He’s had some injuries and couldn’t get back in the team. He needs to be playing.
“We’re well covered in that area, so I felt it was important, at his age, that he needs to go and play. We couldn’t guarantee him that.
“The backline and in the middle (of the field) we’re good. We’re maybe one short at the top end of the pitch.
“If we can get one in then great, but it’s hard. There’s not many going about. There’s no point bringing someone in for the sake of it.”