I have just got the results back from scans on the knee I injured on Sunday and the prognosis is about as good as it could be. I have damaged the lateral ligament, which means I will be out for only 5-6 weeks.

That’s good news... relatively speaking. And I won’t need any surgery.

As soon as my leg was caught under Adam McPhee in the derby I knew something was wrong. It felt very similar to the posterior cruciate ligament injury I suffered late last season so I knew it was going to mean a spell on the sidelines.

When I hobbled off the ground to the bench I was shattered, but I didn’t want to show the boys how I was feeling. I had to stay positive and encourage them because they were a man down with more than a half to play.

The worst thing was that I was playing my best game of the season and wanted so badly to be able to keep going and play my part in winning our first derby for a while. Unfortunately that wasn’t to be.

My knee is swollen and aching a bit at the moment. It’s in a brace, but the docs reckon I could be running in 3-4 weeks and be ready to play again in 5-6 weeks, so it could have been worse.

I won’t enjoy being laid up, I’m not a great patient, but I will be doing everything I can to get back as quickly as possible.