Hi there Roycar thanks very much for the reply and congratulations on returning to sport yourself, reading that was helpful and encouraging! I played my first game of football tonight, just a kickabout and light jog around, was carefull not to twist or go in for any challenges and i came through it relatively unscathed, barring a twinge in the hamstring which i've been told is perfectly normal having had the graft taken from there. however i've come to the conclusion that this was too soon, even for a relaxed kickabout, and now after reading your promising reply i should really step up my physio gradually as opposed to diving relatively straight back in. Thanks again for the advice, tis greatly appreciated.