Iain Hume hopes to return to training within two months following the cracked skull injury that could have killed him. The Barnsley striker suffered the horrific head injury in a challenge from Chris Morgan last month and was rushed to hospital for emergency surgery. The Canada international spent a week in a high dependency unit following an operation on his brain and feared he would never play again. Barnsley striker Iain Hume goes down after bein elbowed in the head by Sheffield United defender Chris Morgan Broken skull: Barnsley striker Iain Hume goes down after bein elbowed in the head by Sheffield United defender Chris Morgan Iain Hume shows off the scar from surgery on his skull Horror injury: Hume shows off the scar from surgery on his skull But Hume, who is considering legal action against Sheffield United defender Morgan, has set himself a target of returning to training before the end of February. Hume, who watched Barnsley's defeat to Reading at Oakwell last weekend, has not ruled out playing again before the end of the season.