the sleeping giant
Striker
Agree with your starting lineup. Clarke and Roberts will both make the bench.
Decent enough side although away from home I still have real doubts about Gooch’s defensive ability playing the wingback role.
It’s almost getting to the stage where results are all that matters, we’ve just got to keep grinding out wins until hopefully the injured and unfit are able to play a full role.
If we ever get to the position of being able to select from a fully fit squad Johnson is going to have some tough calls to make.
McGeady, Roberts, Clarke, Pritchard, O’Nien, Broadhead, Wright and maybe a couple of others before Monday night to add to today’s match day squad.
Sometimes having too many options can be the downfall of a manager - trying to keep a large squad happy is a task in itself. But in terms of attacking options, its a mouth-watering thought that we certainly have the guile in our squad to pick apart most teams in this league.
Only bit I'd disagree with from your post is around Gooch - I actually think that away from home he's a reasonably safe option. We know he'll work hard up and down the pitch and at times he'll keep possession and frustrate the opposition. IMHO he's a different player at the SOL. If anything he tries too hard and makes really poor decisions. Wing back today is probably ideal for him - I certainly don't want to see him at right back ever again.