Wonder what players we'll have? You'd have to be happy with a draw but it'd be great to get a morale-boosting win after the FA cup disappointment. Overall Rushworth didn't look to be much better than Pandur although he didn't have that much to do, probably worth seeing again. Burns didn't look out of place and he's clearly not afraid of putting his head in but I don't see him displacing Jones or McL yet. God knows who we play at FB, situation seems to get worse as each game goes by. Coyle and Jacob? Midfield seems to be settling now and Pedro is a revelation but we still don't have reliable wide players and a striker, yet... Fingers crossed.
I thought Coyle looked to be more like his old self when he came on yesterday and I don't really get the rabid criticism of Jacob. Maybe not the finished article but for me he's strong and committed, unlike the other option, also a threat in the air in the oppo box. Those two pick themselves atm.
Coyle and Jacob will be fine. Crooks and Gelhardt on the bench. Puerta to stick one on Honeyman early doors. 1-0 City.
We really need to win the next 2....or could find ourselves with a gap between us and safety. You ULL!!!!! can see us sneaking it 2-1. Honeyman to let score for them!
we cant go into these games hoping for a draw we have to go and win millwall, qpr and stoke, youd want at the very least 6 points minimum
Junior noticed Rushworth was more vocal with the team and telling them where to be etc, though he didn't think any significant overall difference to Pandur, though only 1 game so hard to judge
Rosenior wanted him last January I recall. At the time it seemed a weird one because he wasn't yet a regular for them. It didn't come off anyway, which in hindsight seems a bit of a shame.
He was noticeably more confident and assured in his distribution and when he had to come off his line. You can see Pandur second guessing himself in those situations but Rushworth knew what he was doing every time, and did it with little fuss. Couldn't really judge his shot-stopping because there weren't really any realistic ones to stop.
