[azul]

Bit depressing pre-match interview with PC suggesting nobody is coming back over the Christmas/New Year period.

Didn't give any indicator of the severity of the Gordon/Williams injures so assuming Gordon is out, then...

Thompson
Sheckleford Naylor Grimes Araujo
Mandeville Banks
Markanday Dobra Colclough
Grigg

Boot, Horton, Berry, Hobson, Oldaker, Drummond, Cook

Probably a toss up between Oldaker and Banks.

[Osborne again]

azul, on 20 December 2024 - 12:37 PM, said:

Bit depressing pre-match interview with PC suggesting nobody is coming back over the Christmas/New Year period.

Didn't give any indicator of the severity of the Gordon/Williams injures so assuming Gordon is out, then...

Thompson
Sheckleford Naylor Grimes Araujo
Mandeville Banks
Markanday Dobra Colclough
Grigg

Boot, Horton, Berry, Hobson, Oldaker, Drummond, Cook

Probably a toss up between Oldaker and Banks.

Cook likes to keep things under his hat,so no matter if there was a chance of a player being fit, he certainly wouldn't break the news to a journalist. Be nice to see at least one back from injury, fingers crossed. This is where the scabs have one over us, as they can cross three pair per hand.

[Goku]

Yeah taking his interview at face value, things aren't looking great. I think we'll do well to get a point tomorrow.

[Bald magician]

Big game tomorrow. Really looking forward tonight. A win would set up the Xmas period perfectly. Tough opponents but I feel confident

*to it

[60s 70s Spireite]

Goku, on 20 December 2024 - 01:04 PM, said:

Yeah taking his interview at face value, things aren't looking great. I think we'll do well to get a point tomorrow.

It?s not a terrible available squad though is it? Same attacking force as last week- we will have to pin them to their half. Forecast again saying a strong wind- hopefully we play it better than they do.

[Bald magician]

It's a very good team despite the injured. I don't think we can afford to lose any more players though.

[Westbars Spireite]

Seeing the clip of training, or post training at least, I was surprised (pleasantly?) to see Fleck kitted up. They obviously haven't given up on him.

[Hibbo98]

That?s a sickener for Williams, Webb says he?s out for between 1-3 months. IMO the last month or so he?s been playing his best football in a town shirt and it?s coincidence majority of our clean sheets have come with him in the team.

He?s been unlucky as it was similar last season too, when he was injured at Kidderminster

[azul]

Hibbo98, on 20 December 2024 - 02:23 PM, said:

That?s a sickener for Williams, Webb says he?s out for between 1-3 months. IMO the last month or so he?s been playing his best football in a town shirt and it?s coincidence majority of our clean sheets have come with him in the team.

He?s been unlucky as it was similar last season too, when he was injured at Kidderminster

That one wasn't particularly uplifting either. Gordon out for one of Danny Webb's "two weeks"

[BlueRodneyFern]

Westbars Spireite, on 20 December 2024 - 01:44 PM, said:

Seeing the clip of training, or post training at least, I was surprised (pleasantly?) to see Fleck kitted up. They obviously haven't given up on him.

Along with Dunkley Vontae and Tantom too

[lindave]

Dunkley was on the training ground yesterday, Pity about Williams but Gordon has been struggling the last few matches.

[Goku]

60s 70s Spireite, on 20 December 2024 - 01:11 PM, said:

It?s not a terrible available squad though is it? Same attacking force as last week- we will have to pin them to their half. Forecast again saying a strong wind- hopefully we play it better than they do.

Far from terrible but it?ll be a back 4 who?ve probably not played together more than once or twice and we can?t do our usual rotation to keep people fresh

[azul]

That Rotherham fixture could be handy to blood all these coming back from injury

[azul]

Goku, on 20 December 2024 - 03:04 PM, said:

Far from terrible but it?ll be a back 4 who?ve probably not played together more than once or twice and we can?t do our usual rotation to keep people fresh

The rotation hasn't done us much good on the injury front at least. I suppose there are still a few combinations we could try but they are running out. It would be brilliant timing if we could have an injury free week or two especially with this short break in league fixtures coming up.

[warfey is a spireite]

Can't we get anyone in jan1st even ?

[Westbars Spireite]

warfey is a spireite, on 20 December 2024 - 03:41 PM, said:

Can't we get anyone in jan1st even ?

The transfer window re-opens Jan 1st and runs until Feb 3rd, so yes.

[Blue roan lily]

azul, on 20 December 2024 - 12:37 PM, said:

Bit depressing pre-match interview with PC suggesting nobody is coming back over the Christmas/New Year period.

Didn't give any indicator of the severity of the Gordon/Williams injures so assuming Gordon is out, then...

Thompson
Sheckleford Naylor Grimes Araujo
Mandeville Banks
Markanday Dobra Colclough
Grigg

Boot, Horton, Berry, Hobson, Oldaker, Drummond, Cook

Probably a toss up between Oldaker and Banks.

Well despite all the injuries if this is the team it can potentially beat any side in this league
3 points tomorrow is definitely achievable

[LondonBlue]

Horton is fit. I?d rather him at fullback, Grimes and Araujo at CB and Naylor in CM.

[Sammy Spireite]

warfey is a spireite, on 20 December 2024 - 03:41 PM, said:

Can't we get anyone in jan1st even ?

We can, yeah, but as it stands there is no space in the squad so either we need to sign players Under 21 or remove someone or two from the current EFL squad (and once the window closes that's it for them unless we have another Jones-type situation and we get special agreement to replace someone)

[Sammy Spireite]

lindave, on 20 December 2024 - 03:04 PM, said:

Dunkley was on the training ground yesterday,

Presumably, he can still train but wont be heading the ball so wont be available for selection.