ADAM Harding says that watching the Swindon Wildcats from the stands leaves him feeling frosty, which is precisely why he’s looking forward to being back where he belongs this weekend.

The Wildcats forward has been sidelined all season after seriously aggravating a shoulder injury playing in a pre-season clash for Cardiff Devils against French outfit Brest Albatros.

But after recovering ahead of schedule, Harding is set to be back on the ice when Swindon host Manchester Phoenix on Saturday before travelling Guildford Flames on Sunday.

Welshman Harding admits that he hates watching from the stands and despite not knowing exactly how much ice time he’ll clock up this weekend, he’s nonetheless champing at the bit to get in the thick of it.

“Cardiff asked me if I could play in two pre-season games and Swindon were fine with that because I thought it could put me further ahead than other guys,” said Harding.

“I was carrying a bit of an injury towards the end of last season and I put in quite a big hit and separated my shoulder.

“Cardiff have been great because they recommended me to an osteopath called Erj Mustafa and I’ve been seeing him twice-a-week.

“I was supposed to be out a lot longer than this but it looks like I’ll be fine to get back involved this weekend.

“I hate watching, especially when it’s a team that you should be playing for.

“The team can be down on the ice all happy because they’re winning and you’re up in the stands miserable.

“I’ve done some non-contact training and I don’t know which line I’ll be in or anything like that but even if I’m just on the bench high-fiving goals, that will be great.”

The Wildcats have broke even so far this term, winning two and losing two of their four matches, and Harding thinks it is far too early to make any sweeping conclusions as to how Stevie Lyle’s new-look side are shaping up.

The 22-year-old added: “I wasn’t at Telford (a 4-2 win on September 13) but I heard that everyone worked hard as a team.

“In the games I’ve seen, there have been good moments but we need to produce 60-minute games, rather than five-minute periods here and there.

“There will be ups and down but Stevie has been a good coach and we’re still getting used to different systems and things like that but it shouldn’t take us long to gel.

“We’ve got some good depth to the squad and that should hopefully get deeper with me coming back.”