Good news as vice captain steps up his return from back injury.

Crewe Alexandra has received a boost with the news that vice-captain David Fox is training again and could feature for the Development Squad at Leeds United on Monday. Fox has missed the club’s last four matches after suffering a minor fracture of the back in the 2-0 defeat at Blackpool.

The former Colchester and Norwich City midfielder was beginning to become a key component of the Crewe midfield before injury and he was arguably enjoying his best performance of the season at Bloomfield Road before he was forced off with the back injury.

Steve told crewealex.net: “David is training again and it is just a question of him building his fitness levels up again. He has a chance of being involved for the Under-21s on Monday at Leeds.

December.”^th“It may be an opportunity for him to get some game time again and having a break in the fixture will allow him to push on and put himself back in contention for the Doncaster game on the 12

  The club’s Finnish striker Lauri Dalla Valle may also feature against Leeds early next week as he steps up his own return from a neck injury.