1.   Three times during that year, Cottle was called before medical boards to assess his fitness for active service.

2.   All had taken a treadmill test to assess their fitness.

3.   Coach Marcelo Bielsa said Friday that he hoped Caniggia would be able to play a practice game ahead of the Sweden match to fully assess his fitness.

4.   Leigh Davis was called up by Wales coach Graham Henry as a backup for Robinson, whose fitness will be assessed Thursday.

5.   McCarthy will assess their fitness after their six-hour flight.

6.   Graham insisted that he must return so that his fitness could be assessed.

7.   But injury-hit Leeds refused and demanded that he return to have his fitness assessed.

8.   The thing is that he has another game at the weekend for Rangers and a couple of testimonials next week which will allow us to assess his fitness.