Moving on. What do we reckon? Will Harsley maintain a similar selection or pull a rabbit out of the hat. Shame Isgrove is injured. I reckon it'll be the following... Davies Yiadom Mills Lindsay Pinillos Hammill Gardner Williams Mahoney Moore McBurnie I'd like to see Mallan in for Williams, but I reckon that we've a clause that makes us play him. Let's get some balls in the box from out wide to the two big lads and put them under pressure. Hopefully we keep eleven men on the field!
If we win this game on Saturday I'll cheer louder and longer than ever before, I think there will be a lot of pent up emotion come out on Saturday, the dismantle of our promotion team, a tough season, new young players trying but not coming off, the passing of rimmo and PC, the takeover and the kick in the ****** to our club and supporters from "one of our own" going to that rotten club. I hope all our fans turn up and give more support than ever and to beat Wednesday as well would make it a good day.
I think the GK situation has now become more interesting. As many have said the last few days Davies needed a rest to get confidence back and Townsend, although a slightly inferior keeper, did nothing wrong at QPR and should be given a run to put a fire up Davies. However with a new man in charge, does he follow the previous incumbents selection whcih would have more than likely seen Townsend retain his spot, or return to the more experienced, but low in confidence, regular keeper.
Potentially our most crucial game since Wembley May 2016 in terms of our club's immediate future and the general mood around Oakwell... Weds are probably limited to a 532 due to absences and are usually strong in CM, so do we want to only go 2 in there against them? For me Mallan operating just in front of Gardner and Williams in a 4231, allowing Yids and Pinillos some licence to bomb forward and push back their WBs: Townsend Yids Mills Lindsay Pinillos Gardner Williams Hammill Mallan Mahoney McBurnie
4-3-3 for me. Cavare, Mills, Lindsey, Yiadom Mallan, Williams, Gardner, Mahoney, McBurnie, Hammill Need to get Cavare and Yiadom pushing up. Let’s go after them.
At what point do we introduce Knasmullner? Some good options above. If only our previous Head Coach had that imagination Hopefully the caretaker has a more flexible attitude.
It will be very interesting to see what he does. We have no idea what he will be thinking. Everyone has different ideas and he has been close to it and may well have been watching thinking I wouldbe do that, I would play someone else ect.
He’s been doing gym work at least down at the club so he’s in Barnsley now, don’t know how long he’s been down here for though.
Is Isgrove fit? I'd start Yiadom and Pinillos as full backs. Cavare on bench. There's a lesson for him to learn- plus there's a fair chance he could be wound up easily tomorrow.