Gary Rowett

But I think, you know, certainly the players will be chomping at the bit and whatever the game is, you know, we're going to try and give it our best shot to see if we can continue to good form.

I think, yeah, I mean, yeah, complicated in some ways.

But I think also, I think the players are all aware that, you know, it's probably been nearly three months since we've last had a league game.

So, you know, it's longer than pre-season almost.

Pre-season, you'd come back, it'd be like a new season.

You pick whoever you feel can affect the first few games.

And it might also be that the first sort of few teams you pick,

is based on who you think can give you that energy in those games.

But, you know, certainly players, I'm sure the likes of Matt Smith, who scored a hat-trick in the last game against Forest, you know, it'll still feel as though, you know, he should be starting the first game.

So it'd be really interesting.

I think we'll have to make those decisions based on who's available.

And no one's going to know if they're going to be right.

Well, it's very important.

I think what we've said to the players and what we said before the season was curtailed, we said, listen, what we've done is we've put ourselves in a fantastic position where we don't expect to get in the playoffs.

We don't talk about getting in the playoffs.

All we talk about is we've got a fantastic opportunity and a really exciting last nine games.

And my theory really is we've just got to go for it.

We've got to go for it in the last nine games and we'll see what happens.

And it won't be for a lack of desire or a lack of drive and a lack of wanting to try and make it happen.

So, yeah, we're really looking forward to it.