On Nelson, McIntyre said: "He had a scan on his heel. There is a wee bit of bone bruising there with a wee bit of fluid still in it. So he's had an injection in that but hopefully he will be back sooner rather than later. I don't expect it to be too long

"Craig Curran is another one who had an injection last week. He is coming along great but probably the weekend might be too soon for him."

Another January signing, Andrew Davies, is closing in on a debut after recovering from a foot fracture.

"He's doing great," McIntyre said. "He joined in with a bit of training this (Thursday) morning, he will do a bit more tomorrow, with hopefully getting the green light to join in full training next week."

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