Striker close to Pompey return

Tom Craddock. Picture: Joe PeplerTom Craddock. Picture: Joe Pepler
Tom Craddock. Picture: Joe Pepler
Forgotten man Tom Craddock has been pencilled in for a reserve return early in the new year.

The injury-plagued striker has stepped up his recovery from a knee injury in recent weeks and is back in training.

It’s been a long road back for the former Oxford forward, who last played in November 2013 in the 2-1 home defeat to Southend.