Jewell's team news for Grimsby game

Last updated : 23 August 2004 By Paul Farrington

Jewell - "We're going to make changes."
"We are going to make changes but to be honest our squad is strong enough that it will not weaken us too much. Jason Roberts and Nathan Ellington are not going to feature because they both picked up knocks at the weekend - Jase has got whacked on both ankles while 'Duke' is feeling his knee a wee bit. If it was a League game Jason would probably play on Tuesday but 'Duke' wouldn't be able to. That therefore makes him a doubt for Saturday too. We'll see how he progresses through the week and hopefully he'll be alright by the end of it.

"We lose our two front men but we have a quality player in David Graham desperate to show what he can do and this is a good chance for him. We have a couple of other niggles that we are keeping an eye on too so there may be other changes as well. Certainly Emerson Thome will have his first start, and the more games we can give him, the sooner he is going to be fully fit and available to us.

Graham - Chance to impress
"We know that it will be an awkward game at Grimsby but we are looking forward to it as this is a competition that has been good to us in recent times. We had a great run to the Quarter Finals a couple of years ago and it would be nice to emulate that, as that run kept our League momentum going as we approached Christmas in the Division Two Championship season. It will be a tough hurdle to overcome at Blundell Park though, because they will fancy their chances of causing an upset and will be well up for the game.

"We have plenty of quality within our side though and if we perform well we should have enough to win the game. However, our attitudes will have to be right and I'm sure they will be, because if they're not, we will find ourselves out of the competition and we do not want that, as we want to win every single game that we play."