As my hilarious title has implied we're facing a fair few ex-players. Darren Moore probably won't play but was offered a new contract in the summer, convincing Bryan Robson to change his mind - originally he planned to let the former Jamaican international go. Russell Hoult will be fighting with Polish keeper Kuszczak for a spot on the bench after recovering from injury - Chris Kirkland is currently number one and excelled against Manchester City last weekend. The final familiar face, and indeed the most recent, is Dio Kamara who was signed for £1.5m in the summer. Of course he was on loan here last season and a fair few fans were sad to see his manic headless chicken "barn door with a banjo" talents taken elsewhere.
Of course, the script is now written that he'll bang in a last minute goal against us. Hopefully it'll just be a consolation. ;-)
I fancy us to grab a result out of this one, although don't ask me why. Everyone is all "doom and gloom" over our start to the season and I fancy the players are desperate to prove their worth. Even a point would undoubtedly see us lifted off the foot of the table; it's meaningless at this stage but a matter of pride all the same. Linvoy will miss out injured whilst Mornar is expected to befall a similar fate, meaning that O'Neil has been rushed off his sick bed to play - a risk as he hasn't trained much, but it shows up the fact that we're short on the right hand side (as if we didn't know that already).
The bottom line is that tomorrow is a good chance to get something on the board, BUT but it's not the be-all and end-all. If we lose then there's still 108 points to be played for, and if we win it doesn't mean that we're suddenly going for Europe. Obviously if we collapse in a similar fashion that we did against Spurs and with equal lack of attacking potential, then I'll be the first one to admit I'm slightly concerned. But even so, it's all about time and that's something we've still got plenty of.
Still, I fancy us for a 1-1. Why not.