HE’S working on a solution to injury but Sean Murdoch has been busy fixing problems off the field in a bid to help others.

The Pars goalkeeper remains sidelined following a nightmare that began two days before last Christmas but is confident that he “will be back fit soon”.

Murdoch, who suffered an inflammation around the pubic area, is currently undergoing a course of treatment to increase bone density before returning south to visit his surgeon in a couple of weeks time.

The popular 32-year-old says he can see light at the end of the tunnel but has taken his mind off his own struggles by joining PFA Scotland’s management committee, and developing a new style of goalkeeping glove that he hopes can benefit youngsters around the world.

“I’m still working hard with the physio,” he told Press Sport this week.

“There’s still a wee bit of pain which is causing me problems when I’m running. We need to get that cleared up but, once that clears, I should be good to go and it’s just about getting some fitness in.

“I can’t really put a timeframe on it if I’m being honest, but I am a lot, lot better than I was a few months ago. It’s been a long road – we’re looking at 10 months next week – so that’s a long time, but the guys at the club are good.

“The physios and the manager have been really good with me and keep your spirits high, because it does get lonely and you do get in a dark place sometimes.

“But, at the end of the day, it could always be worse. Although my fitness isn’t right, I’m healthy and it’s just a wee issue I’ve got. As soon as that clears, I’ll be raring to go and try to get my fitness up and try to get back in the team.”

Murdoch says he’s working “probably harder than I would be if I was playing” to recover but has been keeping busy with his other ventures.

“Stuart Lovell approached me about coming on the (PFA) management committee and it was an honour to be invited,” he continued.

“They don’t take these things lightly and they do cherry pick the people they want to represent the PFA. When he asked me, it didn’t really take a second to say yes.

“I’m the club rep for the team as well so if anyone has a problem about anything, they can come to me and I can put them on to the right people, I can speak for them myself or they can go direct to the PFA.

“All they want to do is make it better for the players, the fans, everything. The PFA are there for good reasons so hopefully I can be actively involved and help them achieve what they want to do.

“Players want their voices to be heard and this is what they’re trying to push.”

On his goalkeeping glove project, Airor goalkeeping, which has recently made a donation in Malawi, he added: “I’ve been designing it for about 10 months.

“I’m a problem solver; I like to solve problems and the problem I was having with gloves was that they weren’t lasting very long, especially on artificial pitches. They used to rip and it was very difficult to get true value off your glove - £100-£200 is the average for gloves in the top brands now.

“I wanted to solve a problem and see how to make the lifespan better and this is why I did a double-side, durable glove. I’ve designed other cuts and materials that are in the glove so that it’s flexible enough to use both sides, and they do work.

“What I’m trying to do is give it to sports foundations. I work with charities and that’s my passion; I love helping people.

“There’s a company called One World Play Project that have designed an ever-lasting football and they want to partner with me, and both of them tie in really well.

“I get people contacting me from third world countries looking for kit or anything they can get their hands on, and this is a way I could help.

“It takes my mind off the injury as well!”