Team News
Barnsley
Keith Hill has got no real reason to complain about injuries this week as 5 players have a chance of returning to the lineup after time on the sidelines. Martin Cranie, Jim McNulty and Jim O Brien return to give defensive options, Tony Silva may make his reds debut in midfield and constant fitness worry Mido should also be available for selection and scare Harewood into scoring a goal or two. A number of fans are also calling for Luke Steele to return as the starting goalkeeper after a number of errors from Alnwick in the past few matches.
Hull
The Tigers looked to have Liam Rosenior on the sidelines after he took a knock in training earlier this week but he has returned to full fitness. Jack Hobbs has resumed light training but it looks like he will be sitting Saturdays game out with fellow injured players Matty Fryatt, Joe Dudgeon and Tom Cairney.
Last 6 results
Barnsley DWLLDW
Hull LWWLLL
Ezio's prediction
Hull 1 – 2 BFC
Can’t see us keeping a clean sheet and hope that a little more depth to the squad will get a few more performing better to prove themselves and keep a first team place.
Hull Vs Barnsley
posted on 2/11/12
We are actually doing ok away from home at the moment. Since losing heavily in our first two on the road, we've scored 7 and conceded only 3 in 4 away games, and one of those was a penalty for a foul about a yard outside the box. Hull started strongly at home but have now only won 1 in their last 3, against lowly Ipswich.
I may as well not have typed all that though because on the day form means absolutely sod all in the Championship. If we can cut out the horrendous defensive errors that gifted Forest the game last week then we've a decent chance of getting something. If not, we could get battered again.
posted on 2/11/12
i would put mido on the bench and give him at least the last 20 mins as for silva i'd start with him
posted on 3/11/12
Starting 11 contains no strikers. LOL. We can't keep a clean sheet for toffee and approach the game with no-one who can score. Keith Hill was moaning about pessissism so I'll go for Hull 4 Barnsley 0.
posted on 3/11/12
Awful, awful first half. We can never get back into games after going behind. Pessimistic I know, but I feel it's already 3 points to Hull.
posted on 3/11/12
Hull are sounding complacent but we just aren't taking advantage. For goodness sake Reds can't we rescue a point or 3 just for once?
posted on 3/11/12
No, we can't. Not a shot on target all game, and it's Stones' mistake that cost us a point we wouldn't have deserved. Rubbish.
posted on 3/11/12
Always said that if you pack your team with players who've never scored goals (good as some of them are) then you'll finish up with a team who can't score goals.
Not rocket science, but a team that doesn't score goals doesn't win many football matches.....
.....and if the same team also keeps having defensive lapses?
Come on Reds, turn it around at Derby where we often do well!
posted on 5/11/12
As it turns out, Harewood is better than no striker at all.
Done is not a striker, I don't know what Etuhu is, and Silva is not a central midfielder.