"If Chris plays next week and comes through, and we have him available for the run-in, it will be like signing a new player." Town manager Joe Royle admitted.
Speaking of the Teams three day break to Tenerife, Royle added: "Chris, more than anyone, needed a change of scenery. He's been ploughing round our training ground for months with no sign of a game, but he's now the best he has been in a long, long time."