Wood should be retired. I'm quicker than him! Ihiekwe will have to play right back. Cooper Robbo centre backs. Mattock feel will be fit. Should never have played Olosunde tues. He's like Mattock on the left he's our right side that's how bad this 4-3-3 is.

I'm particularly frustrated with Billy Jones. I don't know what is going on with him and players can get injured of course, but he seems to have a succession of non-descript niggling injuries. What is worse is that he is versatile and can cover a variety of positions.

We all know that we are short of a centre back and it will be a big surprise and disappointment if we don't get one in today, although I know that Jake Cooper is highly rated at the club and I wouldn't be sorry to see him get a chance.

The left back situation is just plain unlucky. We signed a good player to compete with Mattock for the position, and on the same day his clearance came through our own goalkeeper clattered into him which was all a bit freakish.

In a nutshell, we are one player short in the defensive positions which will hopefully be rectified today, and we need a bit of a break on the injury front. One more defender will give us eight senior defenders on the books plus Cooper and Hinds, which should be plenty.

Word is that while Olosunde is a minor doubt he will probably be fit, and it wouldn't surprise me if we start with the same back four that played at Wimbledon.

To be fair, not many managers will have a plan in place for losing all 4 full backs at once. Freak event but hopefully at least one will be fit to play..,

I am not sure where this information is coming from about injuries. The players reported in at Roundwood today at 10.00 hrs. They discussed areas of concern inside until 12.15 hrs then did 30 minutes of coaching mainly throw ins in the attacking half and how to create space in the box from them. Olosunde and Mattock took the throw ins and neither looked in any pain.
All the players were there including Lamy, Clarke and Jones. Clarke who had a leg brace on at Tuesdays game had no such brace on. I am not saying all three are available but progress is being made.
I do agree with Derby that we are players short and feel like Smiler that a player/players needs to be brought in this week. Warne was at the training ground so i am not expecting business today. The players went in for lunch (chinese) at 12.45 and were returning for heavier training at 13.45. Who was the one who ran several times around the perimeter of the training ground for around 25 minutes whilst the rest went in for lunch ? Our manager Paul Warne. He must be as fit now as when he stopped playing.

Denial....the Nile.....good one! I'm not sure why though. I think we need another defender in. I am quite happy to say so if I think the club gets things wrong. If it's right that nobody is coming in that's a disappointment. I think a very fair point was made earlier in the thread though - show me any club never mind any league one club that would be able to cope if it had two left backs and two right backs out injured at the same time. I'm encouraged by Whiston's Roundwood Report (thanks for it Whiston) and hope to see out first choice back four starting on Saturday. I think we all agree we are in for a tough game regardless.

I have got an answer to our defensive injury woes PUT WOOD IN HOLE I tried to tell you lot before the start of the season we are going to need him. Seen it all before when does he get injured when he plays in sìtuations like this he never lets us down.