Who will play v Barnsley

Depends if we are hoping for a run in the competition as to how many first teamers play.
Will City give permission for Steffen to play and Wolves for Giles (think they will)?

Hope most if not all of the bench get a run out.

Did someone say Forss was holding his hamstring when he came off? With Watmore seemingly playing with a niggle and Coburn carrying one too that would make us even more reliant on Akpom in the League - so do we risk him?

Do we rest Howson?

Roberts.
Smith Dijksteel Fry McNair Bola/Giles
Hackney McGree/Howson Boyd-Munce.
Finch Kavanagh.

Daniels Jones Bola/Giles McGree/Howson Crooks Akpom

Looks too weak up front, but if 3 of the 4 are carrying knocks Akpom is the only one 100 per cent fit
 
Hopefully Roberts starts and becomes our number 1 as steffen showed he's a liability yesterday
And what happens if Roberts makes a mistake?

You do know we are a championship club, keepers will make mistakes, even the likes of Ederson, Alisson and De Gea have all made very simple mistakes.
 
It’s a tough one to navigate because we don’t have any back up midfield players. You would assume the likes of Hackney and Joe Gibson will have to play.

Roberts, Fry, McNair, Smith, Akpom and Watmore I would imagine will start.
I'd leave Watmore out but play two of Hoppe (if available), Akpom and Forss.

Watmore needs a break where possible, the other three need match fitness and understanding
 
I think as much of the first team as possible needs to play with a few back ups to get them some minutes. Assuming no new signings.
Roberts
Dijksteel Fry McNair
Smith Gibson Hackney McGree Giles
Forss Akpom
 
I’m going but I hope it’s a skeleton side we don’t have the players to risk on nothing games like this.
 
——————-Roberts———————-

————Smith—Fry—Bilongo————

——Hackney—Conteh—-Boyd-Munce

Gibson————————————Willis

—————Hoppe—Forss—————-
 
Depends if we are hoping for a run in the competition as to how many first teamers play.
Will City give permission for Steffen to play and Wolves for Giles (think they will)?

Hope most if not all of the bench get a run out.

Did someone say Forss was holding his hamstring when he came off? With Watmore seemingly playing with a niggle and Coburn carrying one too that would make us even more reliant on Akpom in the League - so do we risk him?

Do we rest Howson?

Roberts.
Smith Dijksteel Fry McNair Bola/Giles
Hackney McGree/Howson Boyd-Munce.
Finch Kavanagh.

Daniels Jones Bola/Giles McGree/Howson Crooks Akpom

Looks too weak up front, but if 3 of the 4 are carrying knocks Akpom is the only one 100 per cent fit
We must rest howson he is the midfield
 
Play as strong a side as possible. Get a win under our belts and hopefully start some momentum. We haven't even got the squad depth to be changing loads and still putting out a decent side.
 
Given the shaky start to the season and wafer thin squad I think it will be relatively strong. Plenty of first team players who need some minutes, like forss, fry, mcnair etc and then a few squad men like smith and akpom. Don't think we will see a raft of changes or games for the likes of hackney, finch etc
 
Roberts

McNair
Fry
Bilongo

Smith
Crooks
Hackney
Boyd Munce
Bola

Forss
Akpom

Subs -Daniels, Gibson, McGree, Jones, Finch, Watmore, Kavanagh

Would give Howson the night off. Get McGree on for Crooks at half time so both only play 45 each.
 
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