At one point it looked as though he would recover , and he reported for training at the Balmoral Hotel for the FA Cup tie at Darlington on 8 January ; however , he was deemed '' not recovered sufficiently to run the risk of playing him '' .
At one point it looked as though he would recover , and he reported for training at the Balmoral Hotel for the FA Cup tie at Darlington on 8 January . 
 He was deemed '' not recovered sufficiently to run the risk of playing him '' .