Quote Originally Posted by jwok View Post
I couldn't be at last night's game (can't remember the last cup game I missed) and managed to hear commentary only on the penalties. Before the game I guessed we might go the the penalty lottery and I guess we were lucky to get that far. It's gone now and I fear for the next few games with our already fragile squad weakened with illness/injury.

Time to promote a couple of the youth squad?
Certainly whoever is playing CB in the youths/reserves should be in the senior squad because Mugabi currently isn't even up to being fourth choice. And assuming Carroll is out for a while we need another full back as cover.

If Gallagher is fit again for Saturday, I'd be tempted to put Tait on the right of a back three along with Donnelly. Grimshaw RWB, Polworth, O'Hara and Campbell in the middle, Aarons on the left if he's up to it, MacIver and Watt (again, fitness assuming) up front. Still full of gaps but 'positive' in our bid to get going again at least. Carson and six others on the bench.

You could also play Grimshaw, Gallagher, Donnelly, Tait as a four ofc but I hope the one positive (whisper it) from last night is that Robinson decides that while 4-3-3 may have merit in the future, we're currently in such a hole and lacking confidence we need a fresh start - much like when we went 4-3-3 a year ago.