
02-02-2007, 20:59
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Join Date: Aug 2005
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Re: Coca-Cola League One 03-05th feb
Think I'll leave Doncaster, team news not promising from Soccernet:
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Doncaster duo Jonathan Forte and James Coppinger are both major doubts for the visit of Carlisle.
Midfielder Coppinger missed the midweek Johnstone's Paint Trophy draw at Crewe with a hamstring problem, while winger Forte was sidelined with a knee injury.
Defender Adam Lockwood and midfielder Sean Thornton are also doubtful due to illness.
But striker Mark McCammon (neck) staked his claim for a return to league action with an impressive performance in the 3-3 Johnstone's Paint Trophy draw at Crewe.
Journeyman forward Bruce Dyer has joined Bradford on loan for a month.
Paul Heffernan is expected to spearhead the attack with his two goals at Gresty Road in midweek taking his season's tally to 16.
Carlisle boss Neil McDonald could hand a debut to Bolton striker Johann Smith.
American Under-20 international Smith, 19, made his Premiership bow for Wanderers as a second-half substitute against Manchester United earlier this season and has joined the Cumbrians on loan until the end of the season.
Midfielder Paul Murray shrugged off a knee injury to feature in Wednesday's 1-0 win against Nottingham Forest and he should again feature.
However, on-loan Middlesbrough striker Danny Graham has been sidelined by back problems and Liam Atkin could again miss out after being laid low by a shin injury.
Chris Lumsdon also missed the Forest victory after being ruled out by an ankle injury and could miss out again.
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Nothing to put me off either of the other two though:
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Luke Guttridge is expected to go into Leyton Orient's starting line-up against Port Vale after signing permanently for the club on transfer deadline day.
Guttridge enjoyed a successful loan spell at Brisbane Road earlier in the campaign, and the midfielder will now spend the rest of the campaign with the League One strugglers after becoming frustrated on the bench at Southend.
Guttridge's return is likely to be the only change to an Orient team which won 4-0 at Crewe last Saturday - especially as Ling was unable to sign another striker before Thursday's cut-off.
Defender John Mackie is still absent with a foot injury, while forward Efe Echanomi, who has been out for more than a year with an ankle injury, has now suffered a knock to his knee which has required injections and will not be available.
Midfielder Michael Simpson is likely to miss the rest of the campaign with a cruciate knee ligament injury.
Port Vale midfielders Paul Harsley and Ross Gardner are both rated as doubtful after they limped out of the goalless draw with Brighton last weekend.
Gardner was forced off in the 25th minute after taking a blow on the hip, while Harsley followed on the hour with a leg injury after a ferocious tackle from Seagulls midfielder Adam El-Abd.
Danny Whitaker is set to replace Gardner while Harsley's absence could prompt a tactical rethink from boss Martin Foyle.
Harsley was replaced by striker Akpo Sodje at the Withdean and with no obvious midfield reinforcements to hand, Foyle could start Sodje alongside Luke Rodgers and Leon Constantine in a three-pronged attack.
Fellow striker Nathan Lowndes will be back on the bench after returning to training following plastic surgery on a facial injury but defender Richard Walker misses out again after a recurrence of his knee injury
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Blackpool manager Simon Grayson is set to hand Simon Gillett an instant return to the starting XI against Brentford after he was re-signed on loan until to the end of the season.
The 21-year-old Southampton midfielder has returned for his third loan spell of the season at Bloomfield Road and will start in the centre of midfield in place of the suspended Keith Southern.
But fellow new signing, Huddersfield goalkeeper Paul Rachubka, will have to settle for a place on the bench as Rhys Evans is set to continue as first-choice keeper.
Simon Wiles has moved to Macclesfield on loan while goalkeepers Lewis Edge and Lee Jones have joined Rochdale and Darlington respectively, but Grayson has no injury worries to contend with as he seeks a fourth straight league win at home to return to the play-off zone.
Brentford welcome back on-loan defender Che Wilson.
The Southend player was suspended for last weekend's goalless draw with Carlisle, which left Scott Fitzgerald's men rooted to the bottom of League One, but Wilson is likely to return against the Seasiders.
Having Wilson back will come as a welcome boost to Fitzgerald, who is without midfielder Michael Leary and defender David Partridge due to bans.
Leary, who extended his loan deal from Luton until the end of the campaign this week, sits out the game after picking up his fifth booking of the season at Carlisle, while Partridge completes a three-match ban.
Fitzgerald is still without goalkeeper Stuart Nelson (ankle), defender Matt Heywood and forward Lloyd Owusu (both groin), while winger Gavin Tomlin and forward Chris Moore were allowed to leave the club earlier in the week.
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