He keeps plodding away at his fitness and can't wait until he's back in the fold. Clemence has had an ongoing heel problem which has involved surgery that saw his achilles tendon removed from the heel bone and re-attached.
"It's a slow process but every month there is some progression and I'm working very hard," he told the official website. "It means a lot of strength work in the gym and I was back while the boys were off in the summer.
"I then do some light jogging outside and a bit of ball work but I do tend to get a bit of reaction the next day. All I can do is remain positive and keep working hard.
"I want to be training with the lads and competing with them for a place in the team and that's been tough to deal with mentally because this is the longest time I've had out of the game."