DYLAN Bahamboula is touch and go for tomorrow's home game with Hartlepool United after adding to Latics' injury list on his return from international duty.

The midfield playmaker has not taken part in full training ahead of the League Two clash at Boundary Park having picked up a thigh injury.

And while it is not serious, it could be enough to rule him out of action this weekend.

But head coach Keith Curle says he will give the Congo international every chance to make himself available to play, having seen his side decimated by injury in the first month of the season - contributing to a run of six defeats in seven games that has left them bottom of the table.

"Dylan had an issue with his adductor. He's done returned to field based training and he's been assessed by Harry (Reddick, club physio)," said Curle, who is likely to make a decision today about whether Bahamboula has recovered sufficiently to be considered for his starting line-up.

The Latics head coach is also likely to be without Nicky Adams after the experienced winger had a scan earlier this week after being withdrawn at half-time of last Saturday's defeat at Leyton Orient.

"Nicky has a grade one hamstring very similar to Sam Hart's," said Curle, who has been without his summer signing since the win at Sutton United, where he limped off after just 17 minutes.

With the additions of Bahamboula and Adams, that takes Latics' list of first team casualties up to NINE.

"I think it's unprecedented times," said Curle.

"But I go back to those eight little words - it is what it is, deal with it.

"There are lots of challenges that get thrown up on a daily basis and the response I give is 'it is what it is, deal with it'.

"It's not meant in an arrogant or dismissive way but if things happen that I can't immediately change I'm not going to waste my energy on something that I can't change. It's all about trying to find solutions.

"It's easy to walk round saying 'you haven't got this or that' but I can only control the controllables."

And Curle is hoping there is light at the end of the tunnel at least for some of his walking wounded, but he stressed they must tread carefully and not rush players back.

"There are players that are field based training now but they've got to go through the protocol," he explained.

"What you don't want is players coming back, playing a game and then a re-occurrence or a re-injury."