To be fair if we have to change our style to accommodate Wycombe we are in a lot of trouble!

If Davenport can't offer a physical dimension I really cant see what he offers. Buckley is going to understudy Holtby so where does Davenport fit in?

Wow with all those out I think your team is probably the best we can put out. Personally I would drop Brereton for Rankin-Costello but I don't think Tony will.

Andrews was brought in by Ince. So it couldn't be Souness. Either Ince or Allardyce as Warnock left while Sam was here. I thought Warnock was quite good in midfield when played there. Andrews on the other hand....

Anyone can kick players, but physically dominating the midfield is a specialists game. With Travis out Johnson and Evans become more important for a bit of muscle as much as anything else. That said they haven't got the legs of Travis though so it will be touch and go if the 433 works. Also a lot of counter attacks Travis snuffs out before they even get going. I don't think anyone else we have has that ability to sense danger. Certainly not JRC, Holtby or Rothwell who are all offensive minded players. In my estimation Travis is probably our best player, better and more critical to our team than Dack, so losing him is terrible.

My question is whose putting a foot in with that team?

Yeah, and also that means you lose the sort of Tugay role Holby has been playing where he picks it up from the back 4 and sprays it around. Mowbray has shown before he is happy to play Dack as a striker. If we are still 433 when he comes back from injury I am certain that's what he will do.

I can't really comment from his time at Gillingham, didn't see it. What I do know is Dack scores the vast majority of his goals in the box. Hes a poacher really. I can't see how that meshes with him running miles around the centre of the pitch manically closing down in a 3 man midfield.

Primarily because he's more useful in the front three scoring goals that digging around the midfield tackling. Also Holtby for me has a better pass on him.

I just can't see any manager wanting Dack in a middle 3 when he scores so many goals. Reckon when everyone's fit/bought it will be something like : Kaminski Nyambe. Lenihan. Ayala. Cunningham? Travis. Holtby. Johnson Dolan. Dack. Armstrong. Subs : Pears?, Williams, Rothwell, Evans, JRC, Gallagher, Brereton Decent team that. Though it has to be said a bit weird.

If we're sticking with 433 Chapman is going to get a fair amount of game time I think. Big winners from that formation are the wingers. There's two wide roles to fill each game and Chapman has already got on the pitch several times. Needs to show he's worth it. If he makes an impact he will be picked again. I don't think there is really much to it beyond that. The whole "Mowbray has his favourites" rubbish is wearing more than a little thin. Where are Smallwood, Bennett, Evans etc. It's embarrassing to harp on about something that is not happening.

We have to win this game. Team for me : Kaminski Nyambe. Lenihan. Ayala. Bell JRC. Holtby. Evans. Rothwell. Gallagher. Armstrong. I am assuming Gally is fit, Johnson still injured. Don't feel good about the midfield without Travis in it.

Agreed. It's a real millstone. Not only because he doesn't offer anything as a striker, he actually drifts wide and takes up space that a proper wider player wants and is much less effective. We need to move on. Nuttall had way more of an impact than Brereton has and the Nutt is currently plying his trade in League One.

I would say the first three competitive games have told us the following Positives We have an exciting talented set of young players who can pass and retain the ball superbly. Holtby's new role looks perfect for him. Almost a bit Tugay-esque. Dolan has been revalation. The pressing 433 formation looks a very good fit for us, though I do worry losing Travis could make it much less effective. Kaminsky and the defence can play the ball out of the back very well Concerns We have a real weakness down both full back positions as they push up so high in the 433. As the season wears on and other teams figure that out it could become a serious issue. If Newcastle had pinged the ball in behind the full back more we could have really struggled. Kaminski has not looked convincing in terms of his shot stopping. We dominate the ball and get into good attacking positions but struggle to create significant chances. Should anything happen to Armstrong we are in big trouble. Next steps Get a left back who has good positioning, stamina and pace to recover as he will need it(!) Figure out how we can finish more chances. Really we need to sign some better strikers. But if we can't do that then its case of working with what we have. My key point is that whoever plays center forward (Armstrong, Brereton, Gallagher, Dack when he is back) has to spend the majority of his time in the box or on the shoulder of the opposing centreback. The issue is all of those players with maybe the exception of Gallagher want to play deep and wide away from the box. And Gallagher, maybe against his will, has had a whole season playing on the wing so is hardly practiced at proper CF play. This has to be resolved. The only way forward for me is give Gallagher a run of games at CF once he is fit, and try and get the sort of form out of him that we saw when he was on loan here. Armstrong can go left, Dolan right, and Brereton can warm the bench. If we can get a good value loan get cover for Travis. However given the huge number of centre mids at the clubs really we should be able to survive if this is not possible.

Thinking about it with Trav out JRC could pick up his role on the right. Got a good engine, but he would need to put in his foot a bit more. JRC has been a bit of an enigma to me. People rate him but he seems a pretty straightforward box to box player in the mould of Emerton or Bennett, lacking the same sort of technical ability of Dolan, Buckley, even Travis who is technically excellent. Despite being in advanced positions JRC has created relatively little? Unlike say Dolan who has in a short period created a lot. But maybe JRC will show more of what people rate over time.

There's no way they'll all stay fit. Davenport will get a chance.

I thought Rothwell was a lot better today. More considered use of the ball, and good driving runs. Rothwells already a useful player and has a lot of potential to improve. Brereton it is hard to see what potential he has.

My guess is Davenport will get a go.

I would say Travis natural position is where he played today. He's a box to box player, not a sitter. Not really sure where you are coming from?

Devastating this. He's such a big part of our team.

?? He's first name on the team sheet every week for Mowbray. How is he marginalised?

He played centrally today for 70 mins till Armstrong came on. Thing with Brereton is you can tell him to play centrally in the box but he will drift of his own accord to the wing.

I am okay with him being 3rd choice.

Thought we played really well today everywhere except in the box. Technique and passing was top drawer. Dolan, Holtby, Travis, Rothwell all a joy to watch. Buckley made a nice cameo. We really really suffered though in the striking department. Brereton had a few decent runs out wide but he's supposed to be the centreforward. It was laughable. We had no one in the box, and couldn't create a real threat. I really think we should drop Brereton and look for better options. He just doesn't give us anything. When Gallaghers back we need to give him a try centrally.

That side would be a bit like Kean's famous forfeit. We need to get our side and system settled. Resting one or two would be okay, but should try and keep largely the same team if possible. Kaminski Nyambe. Lenihan. Williams. Bell Travis. Davenport. Evans. JRC. Armstrong. Brereton.