Sheffield United - Nottingham Forest 1st Leg

[Sniffer Dog (Admin)]

Nailed on provided everyone is fit.

[Marinakis Red]

Is Davis definitely out?

[RyanR]

I don’t know if Davis would be able to start even if he has recovered from his injury. He might not have the minutes in his legs at the moment. I’m expecting Surridge to start, but Davis on the bench would be a nice surprise

[Jsmed]

Davis on the bench would be a huge boost for everyone.

[Paplane]

Davis on the bench would be a huge boost for everyone.

Give him 20 mins at the end.

[Username]

Would prefer that he is fully fit for the second leg.

If experience from the Semis against Yeovil, Sheffield United and Blackpool have taught us anything it’s that nothing is decided in the first leg

[Salvatore Matrecano]

Have we had reliable reports that Keinan is training or was that just twitter rumours? He did his injury on 15th April so exactly 4 weeks which is about right for recovery of most hamstring tears (the old grade 2 class), depending on the site, extent of damage to tendons etc it could be considerably longer.
On the flip side Billy Sharp has a calf injury which he did a couple of weeks ago and suspect the game will come too soon for him.

[ozzyten10]

Sharp is much like Grabban in that he recovered from one injury only to get another straight away.
Both have a similar record this year.
You have to be realistic with players that age -20-25 games per season is all you will realistically get.

[Paplane]

Sharp is much like Grabban in that he recovered from one injury only to get another straight away.
Both have a similar record this year.
You have to be realistic with players that age -20-25 games per season is all you will realistically get.

They're better without Sharp just lately.

[Sniffer Dog (Admin)]

I wouldn't risk Davis on Saturday.

[Paplane]

I wouldn't risk Davis on Saturday.

I doubt he'd be pushed beyond his capabilities. Cooper has regularly taken him off at 70 mins to protect him from injury. I cant see that approach changing. 

He be better getting 20 or 30 minutes under his belt on Saturday to get him some game time before Tuesday. And if (big if) we win the tie, he's then got the best part of 2 more weeks before the final.

[McDurban]

Nailed on provided everyone is fit.

If everyone is fit then surely Davies to start?