Halifax have done better than I expected on their return to the NL. They've a habit of scrapping out battling draws/wins, despite a poor disciplinary record. Denton was sent off in their draw at Boreham Wood, so one less to worry about from those RLC lists above.
Has Mottley-Henry been given permission to play in this game by Barnsley? MM said something in his Chester post-match remarks suggesting that a request would be made, so it's not a given and Dylan's absence would require a re-think of our line-up and approach. McDonagh has got permission to play.
Due to our suggested financial difficulties, it is important to make progress and I'd anticipate a strong line-up. Can see the merit in replacing Hughes with Harris, but doubt it will happen, though both might play if DMH unavailable.
Prediction: Not expecting a big travelling support for this, no more than ~400. It would be good to make the first round of the FA Cup even without our money issues, but if we do, it will be after a draw at the Shay. I'm not that confident we'll manage that.