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Cardiff City are not sure the extent of the injury Ross McCormack but one thing is for sure, he will miss the Plymouth game on Tuesday manager Dave Jones has announced. McCormack pulled up shapely in the 36th minute with what looked to be hamstring injury the kind of injury that could mean a lengthy amount of time in the treatment room and his fellow team mate and Scottish international David Marshall, "Hopefully his hamstring is not too bad and we can get him back shortly because he's one of our best players,"

The table in the treatment room as to be under server strain with both Paul Quinn and Stephen McPhail needing it after pick-up injuries at Blackpool, the extents of the injuries are not known so it’s not sure if they will be fit for Plymouth.

Dave Jones has other players in the treatment room allow Mark Kennedy is close to full fit according to sources at the club, he find his way to the bench is short on numbers, and would Jones risk it. Kennedy was laid up with a hamstring strain injury,

One of City's problems is its small squad which forces players to play while not 100% fit, the Blackpool game saw Joe Ledley and Chris Burke have to perform after being unwell all week. Kevin McNaughton who was injured in pre-season and expected to be weeks away from being in contention for a return to the front line while Gabor Gyepes missed the Blackpool trip after returning home from international due with a along knee problem.

Cardiff are blandly short on cover at the moment, just look at the bench for the Carling Cup against Dagenham and Redbridge, seven academy players. Boss Dave Jones and even the fans no we are around four players short but Peter Ridsdale his keep a tight rein on spending. He would like to shift a player or two and bring some cash but he will have to open up the clubs purse soon for some new blood. I can how we can afford to let any of the present squad go, if it was one for one we would still be short on numbers we need to add to the present team, we have a lot of young untried players in the squad who can say what can happen, injuries, suspensions and the form of the players. There is not much time left to bring in players the closing of the transfer window is getting closer.