Quote Originally Posted by JamesMcClean View Post
The way I’m seeing it is that if Butcher is playing then I don’t see why we additionally need both Harkes and Stanton playing also. McMullen was brought back in yesterday, fair enough, but it was Appere that was dropped to accommodate him where really it should have been either Stanton or Harkes. Probably Stanton. I thought we missed Appere’s physicality and hold up play yesterday, particularly in the first half.

Having said that, maybe he had a wee knock or something which we didn’t know about so wasn’t risked starting for that reason. I want Louis starting on Friday though.
When Appere came on we had more drive and looked more pacy. Appere has to start on Friday.

Was at hospo yesterday so around about 12.30 I seen a United coach giving Wardrop and Pawlett what I thought at the time was a fitness test but he was hammering them with 30 yard three quarter paced sprints and Pawlett was handling them no problem so don't be surprised to see him on Friday. Wardrop also looked very fit and not far away.