jessiejames
Never late in a V8
I have a very different read on Potter's comments from yours. I don't think he's commenting on his ability. He's commenting on his strength and fitness and how much they are willing to risk a recurrence of the injury. Basically: he needs a lot more minutes on the training pitch, and then minutes in non-Prem matches to prove his strength and fitness is back where it needs to be.
That is how read it. At the moment he is not ready, maybe in a couple of weeks he will be.