Gillingham goalkeeper Jake Turner was injured against Stockport County and is now a doubt for weekend game with Wrexham –Glenn Morris ready to step in if needed for League 2 match

Gillingham’s veteran goalkeeper Glenn Morris is on standby to play at Priestfield this Saturday.

Regular starter Jake Turner didn’t train on Thursday after suffering an injury in the midweek game against Stockport County. He managed to see the game out but has been struggling ever since.

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Morris turned 40 in December but head coach Stephen Clemence says the back-up keeper remains in top condition should they need to call on his services

Last season’s player-of-the-year Morris has been understudy to Turner this season and featured just once for Clemence when playing in goal against Fulham in an EFL Trophy match in early November. He’s not played a league game this season.

Clemence, speaking after training on Thursday, said: “Jake is still being assessed and we will have to see how he is for the weekend.

“He did get a nasty bang and he is heavily bruised around his hip and back area.

“He hasn’t trained today (Thursday) so we will have to see how he is. He’s still quite stiff and it is just about whether he can get rid of that stiffness.

“I know Glenn hasn’t played any (league) games for me but he has been fantastic on the training ground and he still looks like a 25-year-old, not the age he’s at.

“He has kept himself in unbelievable nick and fair play to him because he is a very good professional, he has been very good for Jake.

“I am sure at the start of the season he would probably have been disappointed he wasn’t in the team but he has encouraged Jake and he is trying to help him on the training ground. I can’t speak highly enough of Glenn.”

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