Got my ticket. I hope we beat them, always have been passionate about the dee dar games. We are usually jinxed in these games but here's hoping This morning I was thinking as to why when we have top young strikers like Tovey and Winnall, and Smith on the bench , all established lads who have racked up many goals. Then how is it we see them struggling in our set up. Is it because our defence has to be propped up and this stops our supply to them, or is it our midfield who are letting both the defence and the strikers down. I think all the team tries hard and want to win, but there is something radically wrong somewhere. Do you think they are being bogged down with overkill on the coaching side. I think this is happening at the Blunts. I think we will win about 2-1
I'm itching to back the Blunts big style to win this. But they haven't won once in their last four games, and 6/4 looks too short. Equally, we look a bit too big to lay. We've no White (injured), Long (suspended) or Scowen (injured). So it's Fred Karno's circus at the back, and a lack of bite in midfield. If we're lucky, we might get 20 minutes out of Williams, and mebbes Hammill will show something if he's not too knackered from carrying this team. Our forwards don't look as though they could score in a brothel. All in all, not a match I'm anticipating eagerly. At least with the early kick off we can get home in time to watch the end of the racing!
We have a chance of a win if the mindset of the players is correct from the off ( which it should be for a game like this) but more importantly if the manager selects the correct team. Winnall must start for me potentially up front with Tovey, not Watkins. They are shocking in defence but have the players in attack who can do damage, especially with our back 4 ( Please not Townsend in goal) Make or break time me thinks as to where the powers that be at Oakwell go from here
