Easty
Long Dickie Moore Ruffels
Gorrin
Henry CB
Sykes Taylor Holland
Suspect KR's comments about potentially not including Gorrin are a bit of a smoke screen, he absolutely has to play. Even against Wombles that midfield on Tuesday was nearly caught out a few times. We need more balance against the better teams, especially away from home.
I would rather have the defensive solidity of Long than Forde in this match. Plus, with CB and Henry getting back to their best, we have more of a controlling and attacking midfield than we did with them out, so the lack of 'out ball' out wide as often wont be as much of a problem. Again, Forde was fine for a home game against the side 20th in the league, but I worry he might get found out against the better sides. Plus, if Garbutt still plays wide left for Ipswich, Long will know his style of play from last year, perhaps giving him an advantage.
Left wing, I'm enjoying the growing relationship of Holland and Ruffels and think it would be counterproductive to shoehorn in Browne when Holland has been improving with every game wide left. You could start Browne in place of Sykes, but I prefer the option of having Browne's raw athleticism off the bench. Along with Agyei, we now have subs that can come on and really terrify tiring defences with their pace, power and finishing ability.
Have a feeling this game will be a sliding doors moment in our season. Win and, along with our remaining fixtures and the bounce from Tuesday, I think we look really good for playoffs. Lose and we're too far behind not just numerically, but mentally too: it would be yet another loss to our promotion rivals, and even if we were to get to the playoffs, I doubt we'd make any great fist of them.