BBM’s juggling act with squad

BRIAN Barry-Murphy is having to perform a juggling act with his squad in his bid to get all the players up to fitness.

BBM welcomed back defender Paul McShane for the weekend’s 2-1 loss at Wycombe, while Jim McNulty’s recovery included an appearance in a Central League Cup game against Huddersfield last week.

With Rhys NorringtonDavies just back from a facial injury, the backline is getting back up to Goalkeeper Robert hopefully we will have a the attacking third.” last moment of the game strength – but at the same Sanchez, also injured in lot more numbers available BBM revealed that cloud your judgement of time, options further up the Newcastle cup tie, was to us next week for the Camps is unlikely to be the overall performance,” the field have taken a hit. another one to miss the home game against Gillingham. back for the game against said Barry-Murphy.

Aaron Wilbraham trip to Adam Park. the Gills. “My honest assessment missed the weekend’s “We had a lot of players “At this stage of the season “Callum Camps has a of the game is I thought game as his mother’s missing at the weekend,” it seems to be more sore groin which he sustained we were magnificent. I funeral was held on Friday said BBM. players missing in the forward at Newcastle, as a thought we were brilliant and Dale were without “We were able to get areas. result of not missing a single in the second half. key midfielder Callum Paul McShane back which “It has tended to be like game for us all season. “We could have been Camps, who missed his is great for us, but we lost that all season, where we He was sore after Newcastle better in the first half, but first League One game of Callum Camps and Robert have several players in and he could miss two we grew into the game the season after picking Sanchez. certain areas of the pitch weeks. He is a big miss for and we had a lot of moves up a knock against Newcastle “At the moment we are injured at the same time. us.” that were reminiscent of in the FA Cup. getting players back but “We are looking forward Dale were beaten by us at our very best in the

The situation was made then we lose players to this week and getting a promotion-chasing second half. worse by the fact Ollie because of the schedule. full week to prepare for a Wycombe thanks to a 94th “I was very disappointed Rathbone is sidelined at “I’m pretty happy on great game for us. minute Joe Jacobson penalty. for the lads that it the minute and new loan the injury front in terms of “Tyler Smith will join ended in that way, but we signing Tyler Smith was when the players are us on Monday so gives “I think it is very easy to can also take huge positives ineligible for the game. going to be back and us another option in let what happened in the moving forward.”

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