Surely between now and the end of the season...

[RWChris]

we need to get a settled side.

Hate to say it but my attitude towards the end of our season now is that we need to find some momentum ready for the play-offs.

The only way we are going to do this is to find a settled side so that the players can get used to playing with each other. It may not be what we all consider to be our 'strongest' team, but it needs to be settled.

Personally, I'd leave Bothroyd out of the squad on Saturday...he won't be here this time next week.

The team we need to go with to get some momentum going is up for debate, but personally I'd go for...

Nash

Griff
Cort
Riggott
Dickinson

Lawrence
Delap
Whelan
Pearson

Ameobi
Fuller

If Lawrence is still injured on Saturday, stick Delap on the right and put Pugh in the middle but other than for injuries we need to keep team changes to a minimum.

[FullerMagic]

An article in the Express and Star yesterday said we have the option of extending Bothroyd's loan to the end of the season.

And the quote from McCarthy suggested there wouldn't be a recall - but he obviously pointed out that he wouldn't be allowed to play if we played Wolves in the play-off semi.

If Lawrence is injured (and Pulis sounded like he thought he would be), I think he may well go for the Delap-Pugh-Whelan-Pearson midfield. Although you wouldn't put it past him to stick with Cresswell, would you?

But I'd be half-tempted to drop Nash to allow us to play Bothroyd wide right (completely forgetting the settled side mantra ;D) He'd be well up for it at his old club, and he's got something different.

I also wouldn't give Griffin any more chances at right-back. I'd be tempted to give him a go on the left.

Nash/Simo

Wilkinson-Shawcross-Riggott-Griffin
Lawrence/Bothroyd-Whelan-Delap-Pearson
Fuller-Ameobi

Nash-Pugh-Cort-Cresswell-Sidibe