Raising Cain is heaven for injury-hit Knights

Cain has been out for four matches and Callaghan for the last two after both suffered knee injuries in the Arriva Trains Cup matches against Sheffield and Featherstone respectively.

There had been fears both had suffered major ligament damage but those worries have abated and the duo came through training sessions this week.

Cain said both were now hopeful of playing in Sunday's National League Division Two match against London Skolars at Huntington Stadium (3pm), though he was not expecting to walk back into the team despite the fact the Knights had not won for three matches in his absence.

Cain told the Evening Press: "I'm hopeful I will be available for selection. My knee is a lot better. It's not quite 100 per cent yet but hopefully okay enough to play. I trained this week and had a few little niggles but nothing to stop me running or anything like that.

"Darren Callaghan is looking like he's going to be available as well as he also came through training.

"With the new signings we've made, everyone is desperate to play. I really want to play but I can't expect to come straight back or view any shirt as my own."

He added: "We are all champing at the bit to make up for a disappointing few weeks. We know we've let down everybody associated with the club, especially the fans and the coaches, and we want to make up for it."

As for the Skolars, who are yet to win a game since turning professional this season, Cain said: "They're an unknown quantity. There are not a lot of their players that our players are used to playing against. They've got a few foreign kinds and a few who have played for them for a few years.

"It's a bit like the Gateshead Thunder scenario on Good Friday (Thunder won 29-12). We need to play to our game plan and if we do that we should come away with a victory but if we don't we will get our backsides kicked."

Updated: 11:23 Friday, May 02, 2003