Clumsy capital boss Lee Johnson put Jake Doyle-Hayes out of action for the best part of four months after joining in with his Hibs squad on the training field. But the Irish midfielder is just relieved his gaffer has put him straight back into his team after finally returning to full fitness.
Johnson has decided it’s better he hang up his boots for good after his training ground challenge on the former St Mirren ace inflamed a pre-existing injury. The 24-year-old admits he had no idea he’d likely been playing for weeks with a bit of chipped bone floating about his ankle until copping a sore one from his manager.
He was forced to go under the surgeon’s knife to have the issue repaired before making a couple of abortive comeback attempts. It wasn’t until last month’s clash at Celtic Park that the Leith star was able to reclaim his starting slot.
