Bristol City boss McInnes will name strongest available side to face Blackburn
Bristol City manager Derek McInnes is adamant he will name his strongest available line-up to face Blackburn Rovers in Saturday's FA Cup third round tie at Ewood Park.
Although Championship survival remains a priority for a club locked in a protracted fight against relegation, McInnes will avoid the temptation to rest key players ahead of next week's crucial league clash with Leicester.
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Bristol City boss Derek McInnes is taking the FA Cup seriously
Determined to end a run of five successive third round exits, McInnes insists he is taking the competition seriously.
But the Scot will make a number of enforced changes in Lancashire. Neil Danns has returned to parent club Leicester at the end of his loan spell, winger Albert Adomah is away on African Cup of Nations duty with Ghana and Middlesbrough have denied defender Stephen McManus permission to play.
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Stephen Pearson has recovered from a knee injury and is expected to replace Danns in the centre of midfield, while right-back Joe Edwards and centre-back Louis Carey are pushing for a place in the starting line-up.
Utility defender Richard Foster is set to miss out again after failing to recover from the hamstring strain sustained in last weekend's 4-2 home win over Peterborough United.
McInnes said: "We will be going up there to try to get a result and I will be picking my strongest available team.
"There is no feeling among us that our approach will be any less intense than it is for a league game. Anything less than that, would be foolish against a Blackburn team that will be dangerous opponents on their own pitch.
"If we are anything less than full-on in our approach, then we will not be in the next round of the cup."
Comments
by piledriver
Saturday, January 05 2013, 9:34PM
“@johnbristol3:
Baldock's injury was his knee and Davies won't be a regular starter, I'm afraid.Neither will he complete many 90 minutes one way of the other.
I got the team right apart from McManus (Cup Tied) Edwards (Wilson M-Mistake as I predict & Baldock injureded).The formation was right ala Posh.Even with those changes it should be better.
I undersatnd one of the bids he has out is for Danns.”
by johnbristol3
Saturday, January 05 2013, 7:24PM
“Anyone know what was Baldocks injury, and why he dont gve Davies a start, if i cause he wants to bring him on as a impact player!!!, try starting him so we can make a impact from the off,”
by marmeliser
Saturday, January 05 2013, 6:49PM
“i'afraid to say it just resembles shuffling the deckchairs on the titanic”
by piledriver
Friday, January 04 2013, 7:39PM
“@RedBriz:
In terms of goals scored we've scored more than Hull who are second so he's got that right.Now, goals conceded............
@harryreg_uk:
Fontaine probably will because Carey, D Wilson & McManus are injured and cup tied respectively.”
by topekared
Friday, January 04 2013, 4:42PM
“Look out Del is taking the FA Cup seriously.Well he clearly doesn't take the league games too seriously so let's see what happens when he is serious about a game.”
by RedBriz
Friday, January 04 2013, 4:17PM
“If you go to the Blackburn Rovers web site you will see they have major problems in the build up to this game. Every forward within the club wants to play to boost their goal tally and the keeper just cant decide on which book to read throughout the game.”
by RedBriz
Friday, January 04 2013, 4:09PM
“I hear D Mc has let slip his top 4 new years resolutions
1) Save Job
2) Don`t get stressed over latest team to get relegated
3) Look for new job
4) Ask Fontaine for a date”
by harryreg_uk
Friday, January 04 2013, 3:58PM
“you just know Fontaine's going to be in there!”
by Vonner
Friday, January 04 2013, 1:51PM
“Well whoever Del picks from his magic bag again they might actually play with a bit of freedom, get a result and get some confidence from it - we have them again away shortly. What price a 3-5?”
by DaveinSA
Friday, January 04 2013, 7:55AM
“love it love it...
...unless half the team gets injured after every game, I suspect the bloke has no idea what the best team is. Do the players even know each other? Before the match I reckon there's a round of handshakes and introductions in the change room!”