Cairney body language

[rweller86]

Looking at SJ's comments, Cairney will not be playing tonight as he has not been with the squad but pushing to have him play at Ipswich. He'll then have the international break to aid more recovery.

DOn't Scotland have games then? not sure he will get much recovery time if they do

They probably do, although he might not be selected. From SJ's words, sounds like they want to work with him during this break.

[westcliff white]

Looking at SJ's comments, Cairney will not be playing tonight as he has not been with the squad but pushing to have him play at Ipswich. He'll then have the international break to aid more recovery.

DOn't Scotland have games then? not sure he will get much recovery time if they do

They probably do, although he might not be selected. From SJ's words, sounds like they want to work with him during this break.

They may well do, but sadly we cannot stop him going if called up

[Luka]

His interview on the offal is worth looking at.  Cairney said he has not had a pre season and is not match fit.  Said he KMac and StefJo did not play together in pre season.  Said he can have a weeks training working towards fuller fitness.  Does not sound like he is now injured just not match fit.  These things make a big difference.

they can yes, I didnt relaise they had not played together even for a little in pre season. However, I still wouldnt risk him against Bristol Rovers and if we dont tneed to use him aganst ipswich let him get his full fitness up and play 45 in a reserve game.

If - as he explicitly states - he is fit but not match fit then match minutes are exactly what he needs. In this context, the more he plays, the quicker he will be up to speed - which is undeniably vital for us as a team. Same for Kmac.

Normally i'm all for bringing in some youngsters in the cup (Edun / Sess #2 / O'Riley et al) but if match fitness is what's needed for Cairney / Kmac then i'd rather they sharpened their pencils so to speak in games like this which will be competitive but not dropping more points if we lose.

If your not up to 100% fitness then it takes longer to recover.
I'd rather have TC ready for Ipswich than have him in action tonight.