Ayres surgery set for this week

Not much news to report on from Tuesday’s practice, other than the fact that Frank Yallop said defender Jay Ayres will have surgery some time this week. According to Yallop, the operation will involve “pinning and plating” in an effort to repair facial fractures, primarily to Ayres left cheekbone, that he sustained in San Jose’s 4-0 U.S. Open Cup loss to Real Salt Lake. The Quakes’ defender is expected to miss about eight weeks, although it could be longer.