NICHOLLS IN WITCHES RETURN

SCOTT Nicholls will make his comeback from a broken collarbone in Ipswich’s crunch home clash with ROWE Motor Oil Premiership leaders Belle Vue on Thursday.

Witches legend Nicholls has been sidelined for just over a month but has now been declared fit to return for a crucial match with the Foxhall outfit needing a win to confirm their play-off place – and if they fail to win, it could open the door for rivals King’s Lynn.

Nicholls said: “I felt the collarbone was going in the right direction. It didn’t feel like the break was overly painful, but it felt like the collarbone was still moving.

“I was then apprehensive that it was still broken, and I didn’t know what I needed to do. I couldn’t risk riding if it is broken because if I properly break it again just by riding, that’s the season done.

“I got a scan booked in. Steve (Williams) organised it and that was last Wednesday. I got the results through, and it seemed to be okay. It was intact. It’s bizarre because it still clicks and clunks a lot, and I can still move it around.

“I decided I would go for a mountain bike ride and give it a bit of a push by going off some jumps and drops. I banged it around a bit to see how it held up, and it was okay.

“I am just keen to get back. We know we have to get a result against Belle Vue. It’s all about making the play-offs and trying to get into a decent position.”