Garrett’s toe injury likely to shelve him for remainder of FCE’s spring season By Steven Sandor Posted on June 17, 2013 3 0 827 Share on Facebook Share on Twitter With FC Edmonton eliminated from contention for the NASL spring season title, don’t expect to see midfielder Robert Garrett in the lineup for a while. Garrett was helped from the Clarke Stadium field late in Sunday’s 1-1 draw with the Carolina RailHawks. The Northern Irish international left the field on crutches. Preliminary reports are that Garrett has a dislocated toe, an injury that would likely keep him off the field for four to six weeks. But, the Eddies have just two games left in the spring season, then will take July off as the NASL goes on hiatus. The fall season begins August 3. That means Garrett would likely two games but not miss time in the fall, when the games will have meaning once again. Really, the final two games of the spring season give coach Colin Miller the flexibility to experiment with his lineup as the team continues to gel under his leadership. The team has the best defensive mark in NASL, but are out of contention because of its struggles to score goals. NASL’s unique set-up sees the winner of the spring season (if the season ended today, Atlanta would take the title) face the winner of the fall season in November’s Soccer Bowl.
