Sam Finley missed Bristol Rovers' opening game of the season with a groin injury, Joey Barton revealed after the defeat to Forest Green Rovers.
Regan Hendry scored the winning goal in the 89th minute, curling home from 20 yards at the Mem on an afternoon when Rovers suffered without their captain and vice-captain. With Paul Coutts fulfilling the second game of a four-match ban, midfield general Finley was due to take the armband and provide his trademark tenacity in the centre of the park.
But an injury picked up in Rovers' training game at the Mem seven days ago ruled the 29-year-old out, and he is "touch and go" to play a week from now at Burton Albion. Coutts also has an injury niggle, but he is already unavailable until August 13 due to his red card in the penultimate game of last season, and the increasing shortage of options is heightening Rovers' need to make moves in the transfer market.
