<span lang="EN-GB">BARNSLEY manager Andy Ritchie gave his thoughts ahead of tomorrow's clash with Leeds United.</span></p> <span lang="EN-GB">He said: "Bobby Hassell will not make it tomorrow. He will be out for a week or ten days with a groin strain. Bobby has been excellent this season and it is disappointing but we have Neil Austin who can come in and fill his shoes admirably. Neil has been very unlucky to be out of the side this season but I needed my most experienced back four out there. </span></p> <span lang="EN-GB">"Everybody else is fit. Paul Reid has a little bit of sickness today but I am sure he will be ok and Brian Howard's ankle is fine. Apart from that we have everybody fit and well.</span></p> <span lang="EN-GB">"Daniel Nardiello is very close to starting. He missed a reserve team game last week because of a family problem. He is close but does not have 90 minutes in him. The two lads did magnificently on Wednesday night and really impressed. They unsettled Derby but we still need a goalscorer.</span></p> <span lang="EN-GB">"Daniel can score goals but needs to get fully fit so we can get the best out of him. He is a player who can drift in and out even when he is fully fit so when he is not quite 100 per cent then that could be a bigger problem. We need people who will be on their mettle for 90-odd minutes.</span></p> <span lang="EN-GB">"He will play in the reserves on Monday and could be in line the weekend after".</span></p> <span lang="EN-GB">He added: "We got very close to one player and were given permission to speak with him but he did not want to come out on loan at this time. It is very close to the transfer window and we have had knockbacks because both clubs and players want to wait until January with a view to permanent moves rather than loans.</span></p> <span lang="EN-GB">"That is no good to us at the moment and we missed out on a couple of centre halves and two centre forwards. We are very frustrated at the moment. The search will continue next week and we have made some other phone calls that could lead to something after the weekend.</span></p> <span lang="EN-GB">"We tried to get Chris Lucketti from Sheffield United and were told that he does not want to come out at the moment. We need an experienced player like that and we tried to get him here in the summer but could not match his financial demands. That is another problem we face as well.</span></p> <span lang="EN-GB">"We look at every player and every deal on their merits but sometimes it is just out of our budget. That was the case with Lucketti in the summer and we tried again yesterday but he did not want to come out on loan.</span></p> <span lang="EN-GB">"We are not stacked with cash but the board have told me that each deal will be looked at on its merits and if we need to maybe go for a transfer fee in the January window then there could be money available. That is how it is here - we look at each deal on its merits and if everything points to us bringing him in then we will endeavour to do so.</span></p> <span lang="EN-GB">"After Wednesday night I think we really need someone who can score goals but we also need someone with the experience to be there for 90 minutes.</span></p> <span lang="EN-GB">"We have to get the right balance at the moment. After the game Billy (Davies) and Julian (Derby) were distraught with the way Derby had played and told their lads not to kid themselves because they got away with it. They did not know how they won the game.</span></p> <span lang="EN-GB">"The fact of the matter is that we missed our chances and should have been 4-0 up by the time they scored. Even when they hit the post I was still thinking that it could be our night but we switched off. We are getting caught every single time we switch off - it is amazing and it surely cannot carry on but there is a fine line between success and failure at this level.</span></p> <span lang="EN-GB">"We were not pleased with the first half performance against Plymouth and we got the right response after the break. We did well for a half at Sunderland in the way we set up well and restricted them but were horrendous after the break. There are times when you have to have a go at them and there were some choice words said after the Derby game but that was more between the players than from me. That is healthy.</span></p> <span lang="EN-GB">"It is a massive game tomorrow against Leeds and a very difficult one. It is not a six pointer - it is too early in the season for that but it is a very, very important game because both teams need six points.</span></p> <span lang="EN-GB">"People have been telling me that Leeds are not playing well and are leaking goals but we are playing well but still leaking goals. Derby games are notorious for turning the form books on their head although neither team has any form going into the match really. Both teams can win it and hopefully we can come out on top. We have to make home advantage count and we are very, very determined to kick start our season with a win. I would not mind if we played badly tomorrow but still won the game".</span></p>
for some people it wouldn't matter if he signed Casillas,Terry,Henry and Rooney-they'd still find reasons to be gloomy parts 1 2 and 3
