Southern softees 2 Northern Monkeys 1
A good chance to give game time to players coming back to fitness
I feel this might be the cup run over
3-1 loss
Southern softees 2 Northern Monkeys 1
Bmouth 2 Rovers 2 Rovers win on pens set.
No idea how seriously either club is going to take this, in terms of fielding "first choices". I hope Bennett and Graham get a rest, for sure.
Rodwell, Davenport, Rothwell and Travis to start? (Davenport, probably not.)
I think I'll join Alf on 2-1 to Bournemouth, but prediction might be easier once we see the team-sheets.
I expect all of the above to play in some capacity
Rodwell and lenihan at the back?
Travis right back?
We shall see but I totally agree about Graham and Bennett a rest is much needed especially with a much more important game against forest to think about.
And another chance for Craig Conway, I wouldn't be surprised.
I thought TM sounded a little bit guilty about taking him off so early against Derby, although he was quite right that we had to get Graham on to the pitch.
I would expect Brereton and Armstrong to start as the front two, but perhaps Joe Nuttall will get a run.
I'm pretty sure Travis will be in the starting line-up somewhere - probably at right-back, as you say, Robin.
How many will I get right? (Not many, I reckon!)
Leutwiler
Travis Downing Rodwell Bell
Palmer Smallwood Rothwell Conway
Armstrong Brereton.
(Nuttall, Tomlinson and Grayson all on the bench with a few experienced players for emergencies!)
I have to be honest I would expect you to have most of the above correct
Maybe raya in the sticks and possibly nuttall instead of Armstrong otherwise that would be my pick
However we are not in charge.
The lads have put in a real shift over the past 3 games. And we now have 3 games we should get points from, so I fully expect changes.
No Dack, Graham, Bennett, Smallwood, Evans, Lenihan, Williams etc.
Bournemouth will of course play a weakened side aswell. If we boxed clever and played a half decent 11 we'd probably beat them.
2-2 after ET
Rovers win on pens.
If that happens I want extra points
Saxo said the same
Maybe a bonus 2 points if that happens