Lennie leaving it late before naming team

Last updated : 19 September 2003 By Michael Morris
Lennie Lawrence is keeping his options open ahead of the game at Bramall Lane tomorrow. Daniel Gabbidon could be fit to play and so could John Robinson. Lennie will leave it as late as possible before naming his side.

If Gabbidon is fit he could come straight back into the team with James Collins dropping to the bench. If Robinson fails to make it then City could call on the fit again Gareth Whalley, although he's short of match fitness. Jason Bowen replaced Robinson as a late sub at Reading or Lennie could go for his lopsided formation by bringing Richard Langley to the left hand side and playing Mark Bonner on the right.

The City squad may read something like this

Alexander, Weston, Vidmar, Collins / Gabbidon, Barker, Robinson / Whalley, Boland, Kavanagh, Langley, Earnshaw, Thorne.

Subs from Margetson, Croft, Prior, Bowen, Bonner, Gordon and possibly Collins and Whalley if Gabbidon and Robinson play.

Andy Campbell is short of match fitness so is unlikely to feature. There are too many variables to guess correctly.

On Daniel Gabbidon, Lawrence told the Echo

"Gabbs is the hardest decision of all our returning injured players because he has been out the longest but he is a bit of a one off. I am undecided as yet - I don't want to take him to Sheffield and sit him in the stand because that is a waste of time. Maybe he goes in at the deep end or maybe he waits until Tuesday - I'm still weighing that one up."