Barry Fuller is attended to by physio Steve Allen Pic: Andy Payton

by Luke Cawdell

Gillingham defender Barry Fuller is to undergo scans on Tuesday afternoon in a bid to ascertain the seriousness of the injury he picked up on Saturday.

Fuller has already been told by doctors he hasn’t broken a bone but scans could reveal ligament damage. Whatever the outcome he has already been ruled out for this weekend’s match at Chesterfield.

The Gills captain was on as a second half substitute against Macclesfield but was stretchered off less than 10 minutes after coming on when he was challenged by opposition player Tony Diagne.

"I am hoping the scan is clear and it doesn’t show any ligament damage and that it is just bruising," Fuller said, as he travelled to the Spire Alexandra Hospital for tests.

"I have already been ruled out for Saturday and that’s disappointing because it’s a big game and one I would like to be involved in."

Fuller missed the end of last season after breaking his nose and undergoing an operation.

He has also had metal pins inserted into a hand injury picked up earlier on in his Gillingham career and once spent several weeks out with pneumonia.

"Although I have had a fair few injuries this one to be fair is a proper football injury," he said.

"I thought I had got through the season okay without an injury. I had played 40 plus games and was happy but there was just nothing I could do."

He has already seen a replay of the tackle from Diagne on television and admits he is lucky his leg is still in one piece.

"It was a nasty one," he said. "The lad knew it was late and he apologised to me, which was nice, but he was late and he knew it.

"He bent his leg just as he made the challenge and the doctor said that stopped me getting a broken leg or worse."