Aberdeen manager Derek McInnes could have midfielder Barry Robson back ion contention for selection for next weekend's game against against Partick Thistle. Robson was expected to be out for another few weeks as he recovered from minor knee surgery last month, but he is straining at the leash to return to training in the next few days.The master of the spoken word, McInnes said: "Barry is knocking his pan in to get back for the Partick game. He's working hard and he's probably a wee bit ahead of where we thought in terms of his physical state. He is back running again and looking strong and powerful. There's not been any setbacks since the operation and he has given himself every chance. At the moment I'm not going to count him in for Partick but I certainly won't rule him out. We'll have a better idea by the end of the week once he starts doing his twisting and turning and striking the ball. Hopefully he'll be back with the first team proper in the next few days and we'll see how he is. At the moment he has every chance."