It’s a Saturday night kick off next match for the Sky cameras. We are in Yorkshire for the resumption of League fixtures after the FA Cup break. Barnsley are the opposition, a team who we recently beat 2-0 at the Liberty.
Oakwell is not an easy place to go to, it’s a long trip, we drew our last game there when they were bottom of the table. This time around they are a stronger team and have a good home record.
Our squad is much depleted with loanees Viktor Gyokeres, Morgan Gibbs-White, and Kasey Palmer all recalled by their parent clubs.
Ryan Bennet, Joel Latibeaudiere, Steven Benda and Brandon Cooper are injured. Declan John and Jack Evans are transferred out. Quite a list. The next two weeks of the transfer window will be crucial in getting players in to reinforce the squad.
With the next three league matches all away from home this period in our season will be a strong test for the players.