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Table-topping Burton are at Prenton Park next. Their last game saw a 2-1 home win over Southend, who were one of the better sides we've played, despite playing the whole of the 2nd half with 10 men after ex-Rover Robbie Weir was dismissed for an elbow. McGurk went off injured, so it looks as though only Akins and Sherrif of the old boys will feature against us. It sounds as though they have a few injuries so from that angle it might be a good time to face them.
However, Rovers have a few injury problems of our own and also without suspended captain Steve Jennings. It was a failing of Adams' January spree not to bring in another player who could fill the defensive midfield role. Laird is more box-to-box. Molyneux, who has disappeared out of the squad recently[didn't expect a footballer to take all his paternity leave during the playing season], didn' t look comfortable playing there. No sign of a loan even being considered.
Then Holmes, Thompson, Ihiekwe, Gardener are all doubtful, added to the long-term absentees list. It means that if they don't recover, we will be especially thin at the back. It may be that Gumbs or Duggan come into the picture, although the manager has shown a reluctance to start any of our youngsters and would be rightly wary again such difficult opponents. As for the rest of the side, who knows?
Prediction: Unsure what level of travelling support Burton will bring; guessing around 500. The home crowd may be bolstered a little after the midweek win, so we should be around 5k. Really need to take something from this game, but think a draw would be a decent result.
However, Rovers have a few injury problems of our own and also without suspended captain Steve Jennings. It was a failing of Adams' January spree not to bring in another player who could fill the defensive midfield role. Laird is more box-to-box. Molyneux, who has disappeared out of the squad recently[didn't expect a footballer to take all his paternity leave during the playing season], didn' t look comfortable playing there. No sign of a loan even being considered.
Then Holmes, Thompson, Ihiekwe, Gardener are all doubtful, added to the long-term absentees list. It means that if they don't recover, we will be especially thin at the back. It may be that Gumbs or Duggan come into the picture, although the manager has shown a reluctance to start any of our youngsters and would be rightly wary again such difficult opponents. As for the rest of the side, who knows?
Prediction: Unsure what level of travelling support Burton will bring; guessing around 500. The home crowd may be bolstered a little after the midweek win, so we should be around 5k. Really need to take something from this game, but think a draw would be a decent result.