Adam Wrathall, who suffered severe multiple injuries in their opening home Conference meeting against Weymouth on Easter Monday, has thanked the Oxford Cheetahs fans for their support he has received since the crash.

Wrathall, who is not 16 until this November, said: "I'm now a lot more mobile than before.

"I had the plaster off my leg two or three weeks ago, which was the final thing to be removed.

"I've now just got a pair of crutches, to help me about.

"I can occupy myself again, instead of having to sit around at home.

"Hopefully the time will now pass a bit more quickly, and I can't wait to get back on a bike.

"I'm planning to come down to Oxford to watch a meeting sometime in the next few weeks, along with my family, as we want to say thank you for all the support we had while I was in hospital. It was really appreciated."

Wrathall has made so much progress that he travelled to Scunthorpe to watch Cheetahs in action.

It is the second time the Blackpool-based youngster has visited Scunthorpe to watch the clash of the Conference big guns, and the second time that the meeting has fallen foul to the British weather!

However, the news is not so good for Andrew Bargh whose comeback has been put on hold for a few weeks.

He was due to get back on a bike after suffering a dislocated ankle against Sittingbourne.

"I went back to the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford last Thursday," said the youngster.

"The doctors confirmed that the ankle wasn't broken, but there is damage around the joint and there's no movement in the ankle.

"I've got to give it a bit more time and also exercise to get the movement back.

"It means I'll be out for another three to four weeks, which is frustrating, but I suppose it could have been worse.

"Both Oxford and my Premier League club, the Isle of Wight, look likely to be involved in championship play-offs, and I definitely want to be back and be part of those."