State of play on the "25" on14/01/21...
So we are now down to 24 with Miller going on loan...
If rumour about Vassell is true, down to 23.
Other possibilities to get room for manoeuvre...
If we send Blackman back (Warney said unlikely)... down to 22 (we'd still have two keepers left)
If we send Hirst back (Warney said unlikely)... down to 21
If Jozefzoon goes back (unlikely, but the Rams could recall him))... down to 20
If Mattock is not fit enough to play again this season (quite likely)... down to 19
Named in original 25, but not played much - Sadlier (injured) , Clarke, Thompson, Jones
NOT named in the original 25 - Ogbene (injured) , Tilt, Kayode, Proctor (latter two unlikely to be recalled)
Plus Hull, Cooper, Greaves, Gratton(now back in training) and the Academy squad can play in addition to the "25" if needed (Warney would probably only choose them in an absolute emergency situation)
Who is being added to the eligible squad? - I would guess Ogbene first (although still not fit), and probably Tilt. If what Warney said today is true, we are going to try to get through the rest of the season without a proper left back. That can't be a sensible strategy. I know Robertson can "fill in", but that's not his real position, plus he could easily break down again, made more likely by being played out of position.... or maybe somebody else will have to "fill in" there. Who knows? At Championship level our opponents may have "international" level wingers playing, so that is very risky. We may have got away with it in L1, but unlikely to at this level.