15 fit & available players for Boxing Day?

[Albion 4ever]

Possible/Probable squad for Boxing Day:

GK: Ankergren
DF: El-Abd, Greer, Dunk, Taricco
MF: Navarro, Bridcutt, Harley
FW: Lua-Lua, CMS, Noone

Subs: Brezovan, Sparrow, Buckley, Paynter +

Injured: Elphick, Calderon, Painter, Dicker, Vicente & Hoskins (I am assuming the last 2 as they seem to be perma-crocks).
Suspended: Vincelot, Barnes

Ideal opportunity for a Development Squad player to step up, or maybe recall Steve Cook as have only 4 fit and available defenders? Bit of a concern as we have 3 games to play in a week before getting anyone in on loan/permanent.

 

[Albion 4ever]

Also:

Lewis Dunk - 1 yellow card away from 2 match ban
Gordon Greer - 1 yellow card away from 1 match ban
Alan Navarro - 1 yellow card away from 1 match ban
Craig Noone - 1 yellow card away from 1 match ban
Liam Bridcutt - 1 yellow card away from 1 match ban
Mauricio Taricco - 1 yellow card away from 1 match ban

 

[goodoldsussexbythesea]

Buckley?

 

[Husty]

Stick a couple of development squad players in there.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

31st December is the cut off point for 5 yellows so if the above (apart from Dunk) get through the next 2 games without a yellow then they're in the clear.

 

[DarrenFreemansPerm]

Just play El-Abd on his own, he'll do a job!
But seriously, should be looking to have JFC or bring Cook back surely!

 

[Twinkle Toes]

Go easy on the Crimbo sweet Sherry folks; & take your boots with you to The Madcheatski. Your 15 minutes of fame beckons...

 

[gazingdown]

Maybe we'll have to get Vicente to hobble around

Anyway, this might not necessarily be a bad thing. The likes of Cook and development team players may step up earlier than anticipated but deliver and give us something new/alternative.

Think positive!

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Cook did well against Liverpool and has had good games at Bournemouth apart from his og last Sat.

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

Will BERGKAMP be recalled from his loan spell

 

[Bigbelly]

Maybe that manger of ours will put Jake on the bench. Or will it take our entire midfield to be banned before he considers that option.

 

[severnside gull]

For all the noise to give Forster-Caskey a run out, the stand-out player in the DS this season in terms of creating and scoring goals from midfield is Ryan Simmonds, but my guess is that if anyone gets promoted to the bench it will be Yasser Kasim or Grant Hall to add balance.

Interesting to contrast the attitude of Steve Cook who seems to be a model pro and today attended the kids' Christmas party and carol concert for his loan club, with that of some of our other young players who seem (based purely on their twitter feeds) to have no interest in the club beyond their own little bit of the action. To some extent it is up to the club to set the standard but I'm not sure we are doing that tbh and there seems to be quite a gulf between the world of the first team squad and "the rest"

 

[Acker79]

I make it:

Currently fit and available and having made appearances in the matchday squads this season (17)
Ankergren
Brezovan
Greer
Dunk
El Abd
Navarro
Sparrow
Noone
Harley
Lualua
Bridcutt
Taricco
Buckley
Kasim
Barker
CMS
Paynter

Possibly back from injury? (2)
Painter
Vicente

Back from Loans? (2)
Cook
Bergkamp (was unused sub v Gillingham)

Not been in a match day squad this season, but not injured (2)
Poke
Forster-Caskey

Injured long and unlikely to recover in time/Banned (7)
Calderon?
Elphick
Dicker
Smith
Vincelot
Hoskin
Barnes

Unsure what category he fits in (1)
Jamie Smith

 

[CliveWalkerWingWizard]

Saw Inigo in the gym on monday - whats his injury ?

 

[Acker79]

Saw Inigo in the gym on monday - whats his injury ?

He had keyholes surgery on his knee. I'm not sure how long he'll be out for, might be back in time for boxing day, but I suspect that would be pushing it.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Jamie Smith?

 

[pipkin112]

31st December is the cut off point for 5 yellows so if the above (apart from Dunk) get through the next 2 games without a yellow then they're in the clear.

2 games without a yellow.....

 

[Driver8]

2 games without a yellow.....

Yellow? We don't f*** about with yellows.

 

[SeagullSongs]

I make it:
Never been in a match day squad, but not injured
Forster-Caskey

Caskey came on as a sub against Stoke didn't he?

 

[Acker79]

Caskey came on as a sub against Stoke didn't he?

I meant this season. Well, actually I didn't think to check back for previous years, but yes, he also played in a league match toward the end of the 2009/10 season. Poke also played in the league cup v northampton last season. Have clarified my post.