But it looks like the Carling Cup game against Chelsea could come to soon for Sam to make his touchline comeback.
Brett Emerton told the LET: "He's been in the game for a long time now, he's very experienced and he knows what needs to be done to win football matches.
"Like I say, it will be great to have him back with us and making the right decisions for us.
"The other staff have kept us updated on how he's going and by all reports he's going well, so we hope he's back with us shortly.
"Hopefully he'll be his normal self when he does come back."