Having seen Rodgers limp off on Saturday I seriously doubt that he will be fit to participate at all on Thursday. It looked alarmingly like hamstring trouble, which usually means a week or three out. Richman is essential to the side, as what Cantona would have dismissed as a 'water-carrier' but is in reality the sort of workhorse who makes the side tick. Clee is another essential factor who may or may not be available on Thursday. Densmore's absence is covered by Leather provided Havern is available. The question may not be whether Watmore and Richman start, but how to deploy them both in the absence of alternatives; we may even end up with a situation whereby we struggle to field a full bench. This isn't pessimism - just realism.