By Neil Ravenscroft
November 19 2004

Following last week's disastrous outing at Slough, it's back to the League and the visit of Peterborough United's Barry Fry - the Unsackable manager! After "clear the air" talks and promises from the manager and the senior players, tomorrow will go one of two ways. Either we get back to form and beat a team below us in the table, or we fail to win what then becomes a six pointer in a relegation struggle. No half measures, this is do or die.

Julian Bennett will miss the game, following his sending off last Saturday. His place will be taken by Ian Roper, who once again will get the opportunity to stake his claim for a regular starting place.
Mark Kinsella will also be back from his calf injury. He played an hour of our Birmingham Senior Cup tie with Burton in the week and is likely to start after being a sub at Slough.
Joe Murphy is expected to return Albion refused to allow him to play in the FA Cup because they didn't want him Cup-tied. He will replace Mark Paston, while McKinney is still out with his long term injury.
Gary Birch missed the trip to Slough with a hamstring strain, apparently, and should be available. As Matt Fryatt was in the England Under-19 squad against France on Thursday, Birch will be hoping to start. Fryatt came on for the second half, replacing Ipswich's Dean Bowditch, in the 1 - 0 win.
Kris Taylor, who scored twice against Burton Albion, has a slight hamstring strain.

Barry Fry, the league's only self employed manager, as he also owns the club, brings his Peterborough side to Bescot just one place and one point behind us in the table. They have only won in eight away League games so far this term and will be without Danny Sonner who has an Achilles injury.
They also have problems in defence, with suspended duo of Adam Newton and Sagi Burton missing, the latter having been sent off in their good win last week in the Cup over Tranmere Rovers. Christopher Kanu, brother of the Albion striker, is likely to come in at full back.
Another ex Saddler, Clive Platt, will be hoping to figure in the game and hope to make up for Sonner’s absence.

My prediction? A positive reaction from the players and a comfortable 3 - 1 win against a team that are rubbish on their travels. Mind you, I said that about Brentford.