With regard to Aribo, people who we don't rate who have started a game and proved us wrong (after a dodgy start) Holgate. Bree. At 5pm add: Joe Aribo.
This will be a tough match with Downes missing but I'm hoping that we can sneak a 1-0 win with Adarma getting the winner.
Hoping we are going to be a bit more direct today. Think we will struggle to win the midfield with just one defensive mid
Downes is a massive miss, hope he’s back asap with so many games coming up. Interesting choice to not replace him with Smallbone. Does feel like we are light on defensive, enforcing qualities in the middle. Downes is so often the outball for the defence when we try and play out when put under pressure too. We need Charles to have a great game today! COYR
Same. Aribo and Adams are both physical and I think that’ll be important today. Martin highlighted that.
Hammond and the commentator talking about Long scoring in 7.69 seconds yet neither can remember how he did it. Incisive comments.
One of those games where it's all about the result. I couldn't care about the performance. It's a hard enough game anyway, let alone being without Downes who is a massive miss. We don't have anyone else who can play that role like he can.