BARRY Corr fears he may be facing "months" on the sidelines after admitting his long-term back injury is making it impossible for him to kick-start his stuttering career.

The Town striker only returned from a six-month lay off in October but, with just two FA Cup starts and seven substitute appearances to his name this campaign, reveals a routine scan shows he still has a fractured bone in his back.

Corr missed Saturday's defeat at Southend with the ailment becoming increasingly painful and his immediate future will now depend on discussions with a back specialist later this week.

The former Sheffield Wednesday frontman is still hoping a pain killing injection will allow his return in days rather than months' but fears long-term rest and surgery could prove the only course of action.

He said: "I had two fractured bones in the back and an MRI scan has shown that one of those has completely healed but one on the other side hadn't.

"I will be talking with a surgeon and a specialist to see what route I should go down. The options are an injection or to get more treatment.

"The injection would mean I was back in days but I would only do that if I could be guaranteed I was not doing it further damage. Because I am doing no one any good the way I am now.

"The other route would probably mean months out but if it meant I finally got it right then it would be better in the long term for me and for Swindon Town."

Since signing for then Premier League side Leeds United as a youngster in 2000, a series of injuries have plagued Corr's progress.

He believed the signing of a two-year contract at the County Ground in the summer would provide a fresh start but, with his back flaring up again, it seems to be the same old story.

He said: "When I came back the back was fine and I really believed it was alright. But it has started giving me pain again and it is really frustrating.

"I have been going out onto the pitch not 100 per cent fit. I have been unable to train every day, sometimes I have only been able to train once a week, and then I am just sitting on the bench.

"I am not doing myself justice at the moment.

"It is very difficult for me to take and it gets me upset and depressed because I can't be involved how I would want to be.

"I could probably keep going, keep struggling on while training on or twice a week, but I don't that is fair on anyone.

"I will wait to see what the specialists say though before I decide what to do."

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