Day frustrated by injury lay-off

Jamie Day came through the Peterborough youth ranks

Peterborough United defender Jamie Day has admitted his long spell on the sidelines after surgery has been far from easy.

The 22-year-old had bones in his back fused together in early November and is expected to miss the rest of the 2008/09 campaign.

He told BBC Radio Cambridgeshire: "It was a big disappointment that I've had to miss the majority of this season.

"I'm not going to say it's been easy because it hasn't."

The left-back was a mainstay in Posh's promotion winning side from League Two last season and is optimistic of returning to action earlier than had been predicted.

He added: "I'm young and fit and hopefully I can heal quicker than the average person.

"I'm going to see the surgeon in January and I think he'll be able to give me a timescale.

"Hopefully I can get back quicker than what's anticipated."