I think based on Tuesday evening, we should rest Palmer and start Ayari, he looked far more dynamic when he came on, tried to make things happen. If you start Palmer you’re implicitly accepting that level of performance. I like the look of Binks, not sure what our best back 3 will be, assuming he’ll want to play Kitching, given what we’ve paid for him. And then there’s Thomas… Up front is also an issue/dilemma. Wright struggled on Tuesday evening, and I thought Simms actually looked decent when he came on. Just the way he held himself and controlled the ball, looked like there‘s a player there - but he only got 20 minutes. So going forward, the dilemma is needing to play our marquee signing to play him into form, while Simms may be the better option, and Godden is picking himself every week. So Robins has to sort that out, I’d start with Simms Monday night.
The other player worth considering is Obikwu, it was only a friendly, but I thought he looked really promising at Exeter, and if our lack of goals (apart from Godden) continues, then he would be worth a look.
It was a pretty poor performance on Tuesday evening, we were outfought and didn’t deserve anything from the game. Lots for Robins to ponder on, and perhaps not surprising given the loss of our two best players (particularly Hamer) in the summer. Mid table consolidation this season, looks like it would be a result.