ARTICLE: Barnes out but there is some better news

[WiscoClaret]

JBG stopped as soon as he felt his hamstring tighten, immediately taken off so more likely to be a small strain rather than a tear which is what needs a couple of months.

My hope as well! It seemed to be less serious. Saw him literally walking around normally after he was off.

When fit, JBG is a handful for any team we are playing against. It makes us multidimensional when he’s fit and firing. Loads of pressure off McNeil. When teams focus on our left you see Johann sneak after it is switched and then boom.

[JohnMac]

1Heaton
2Lowton
5Keane
6Mee
23Ward
21Boyd
13Barton
14JonesSubstituted forMarneyat 72'minutes
37ArfieldSubstituted forTaylorat 66'minutes
9Vokes
7GraySubstituted forBarnesat 81'minutes
Substitutes
8Marney
11Kightly
15Taylor
17Robinson
26Tarkowski
27Darikwa
30Barnes

Away to Brighton 2nd April 2016, game chosen at random

Would love to be able to field a squad like that again. Some good players genuinely competing for places.

What I'm saying is because our recruitment policy is different we are unlikely to have that luxury. If a few of the youngsters came through to actual challenging rather than making up numbers, happy days!

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[jurek]

I think we may be dragged into the relegation battle
over the next four games especially if we don't pick up more
than 1 or 2 points and Fulham get a win or two.
Given the size of our squad we need every one back and hopefully not suffer
any more injuries especially to our back four.
Hopefully after the international break we'll have a full squad available
and go on and get those 7/8 points we may need to ensure survival.

Having said that a win in any of next four would go some way to relieving
any pressure on us.

[tiger76]

I think we may be dragged into the relegation battle
over the next four games especially if we don't pick up more
than 1 or 2 points and Fulham get a win or two.
Given the size of our squad we need every one back and hopefully not suffer
any more injuries especially to our back four.
Hopefully after the international break we'll have a full squad available
and go on and get those 7/8 points we may need to ensure survival.

Having said that a win in any of next four would go some way to relieving
any pressure on us.

You're cheerful aren't you, I do agree the key is ensuring we still have a decent advantage over Fulham once we reach the international break, however both Brighton & Newcastle are most certainly involved in the scrap as well, and if we can get most of our regulars back then we'll be fine in the run in.