Richard Money will be facing a new challenge this week. He’ll be having to pick the team up following the home defeat to Swindon Town. Granted that he has managed to meet every problem head on so far and he must have been planning for this day, given its eventual inevitability, but he will be having to plan for it without the presence of Mark Kinsella, now gone to Charlton, and it is in midfield that we have looked weakest so far all season. Dicky has plans for re-inforcements in the centre during the transfer window, but we have to get through until January 1st successfully. The testing of a Football Manager’s credentials never stops.

Money’s problems will be a little more difficult than just finding a replacement for Kinsella, however, as Dean Keates’ knee injury might keep him out again, as he’s rated as “touch and go”. If that is the case, Darren Wrack is probably a week away from match fitness and Craig Pead looks the most likely player to come in alongside Dobson.

There are no injury problems in the rest of the squad, however, other than Allan Picken still recovering from his knee operation, so I would expect a line up of:

Ince, Westwood, Dann or Gerrard, Roper, Taylor, M Wright or Bedeau, Dobson, Pead, Fox, T Wright or Sam (eager to start against his former club) and Butler.

Bossu, plus Demontagnac and whoever misses out on the first XI should make up the bench.

Wrexham Manager Dennis Smith has a few problems as well, however.

Defender Steve Evans will be starting a four match ban, following his second red card of the season for violent conduct, against Boston last week. Midfielder Mark Jones, who has an impressive seven goals to his name so far this season also picked up an injury during the warm up in that game and will be missing, making it a very expensive game indeed.

Predictions?

Well, Wrexham stand a not very impressive 18th in the table, with only 23 points from 20 games. 18 of those 23 points have, however, come at home, so this is far from being a pushover. Personally, in view of the problems we are likely to have in midfield, I’d be happy with a point.