The. Traffic. In the north of. It. If you want the you. In the south and on your television set. Let's start with the. Heading into this one. Change paid searches for why is remain from the same that played against its wage on Wednesday there are down but Alex would know Mason and Idris Cano income Mo isa Ivan sone Louis raid Thompson's in Davis is in Kent is in and Christie tame from our 1st look at this team sheet there is no sign of Marcus Marcus and in fact we didn't see him when the team arrived we understand that we've still got injuries for George Boyd Josh knight's. Ballet because of his wrist and Joe Ward so it looks like this is again just a 1st glance Peter Tosh might keep the formation. From quite well in the switch game and we've seen one or 2 people come in as a result that being so are you expecting Carnew to play as a wing back how do you see it fitting together well you'd have to look at Canton babe as being at least 2 of the $0.03 a box we have seen Nathan Thompson do that role as well that could then leave Mason and Butler to be the wing backs so therefore Canada isn't involved in all or United so you've already got a wood yard and Reed he would be thinking of the holding midfielders So it's not a direct fit Peter we'll have to wait and see how that exactly line up but you still got me and you've still got in the same it's the other question is going to be who's going to be the very top of the diamond maybe that's where we see Carney today. Yeah because in effect on Wednesday night it was a 341 tuple mation with their wing backs it doesn't look as though it's going to be a full 40 today but I suppose that could potentially still be the case is going to be one of those ones where we won't really know until the game kicks of. Exactly that and partially been forced into these changes really because of the injuries so . Having to make do with what you've got Sir if you look at the bench it is quite a youth the one we've got Chapman we've got Bennett we've got ties to make Cartwright Barca Barros and Jones is certainly in that midfield option given the task and they didn't have the best game in the week not really got a lot of options there so the injuries have hit the to be united it was interesting to see how they coped with the. I k Thanks a lot Ben so the players missing out to injury looks as though Marcus Madison is continuing to struggle George Boyd Josh Knight and Fraser Blake Tracy as well suppose looking a little stretched this afternoon it seems as though they will be playing with that wind backs but will take a more detailed look at the team needs in just a moment or 2 Cambridge United well as ever the us with a few injury problems but nowhere near as bad as a couple of weeks that they've had a 2 week break calling Calderwood describing his side as being refreshment now at Carlisle Mark Johnson we had a back for what we got today a back 4 I believe I was Hughes make for trained to the side that drew up at Carlisle George Taft is injured Jack rolls who was replaced before half time at Carlisle drops to the bench George Harrison don't drop out of the squad I believe those 2 a flu victims so coming into the side Greg Taylor Liam O'Neill back from international duty and Harvey near survived his spate of injuries while on offer recently so use then were to me Tommy talking goal a back for a car nor look right back Van Jones. On the left Terry Darling and Greg Taylor in the middle 4 in midfield on the right Lou Cannon 2 started on the right at Carlisle shifts to the left Liam O'Neill Paul Lewis in the middle and up front Sam Smith who is seen off his troublesome growing strain enough to start to die alongside Harvey neighbors and the bench can Burton and Dallas summit Carruthers who's will be looking to make his 34th appearance for Hughes having missed the last 9 of 10 weeks Jordan or Williams track rolls Lewis simply the young young wing up and Elliott board yes certainly good to have Sammy Caruthers back in contention and when it comes to this formation you started the season playing in this way had a very good result away a Bradford on the opening day when Liam O'Neill was sent off and then the injury to Dan Jones call him having to change things around a little bit so when it comes to home matches playing with a 442 is actually a bit of a step into the unknown while it is absolutely right and it's not so it is something that's looks solid enough in or it hasn't conceded many goals I think they played it the 1st half cold and it didn't work there so they switched that was the point at Switch very early in the season but other than that the Bradford and Carlisle guidance which will last the only 4 times they've played it this season them conceded a goal. Against at them scored either in either of those games so the shape of the side in some ways could be a little bit of a red herring because the problem still for United is scoring the goals and dare I say after 2 days without a shot on target you can see why I can't even say the players they're missing out owing to injury Harrison and George merry sounds as though they've got a virus Mark Richards knee injury George attacked car on babies also still on the sidelines Sam Smith was a bit of a doubt going into this one a bit he has been deemed fit enough despite a growing problem just to recap but partially Marcus Madison George Boyd Josh Knight and Fraser Blake Tracy all on the injury list. Now before we make our way over to the travel desk here on Saturday sport let's quickly hear from calling cold he feels that quality in possession has clearly hampered his side's ability to create chances over recent weeks. And fill all use of the ball really. And then leads to less opportunities we've never had the ball under control and off or enough people up the pitch to create the moment so we. Have to find a way. Clear the board so we. Refresh. The thing and we hope they'll be enough because in essence we. Are. Aware plain and also with yourselves behind in games. Their game in the Copa. It was pretty cagey game at the create enough and probably know in the school to go. We didn't of anything of any consequence at all to. Those last 2 games are probably fresh in everyone's mind that's where the remember. Before I think there was enough chances but maintain the level. Do you think it's as simple. Aiming to revert to what you. Are in the season I know you've spoken before about how you get the ebbs and flows through a campaign and you do have to change and adapt. We're going to give them some thing about. A solution because the minute we find in our own solution that also the intention of the team is to score goals create chances and win games and on the back of the as a proper phone Deshaun of moments for the defender so the improvement will have to come with our ball retain. And I think with ball retain ssion then I think we'll. Be able to create the moments that we have 11 in the at the start of the season I think Plymouth would have been many people whose pick to be there or thereabouts they've taken a little while to get going but the past month or so they've they've really hit their stride and I think they're starting to look a bit like Ryan Lewis Barry side from from last season so you can imagine the. Sale and then tame there's a number of players who oversee came from from Bari and don't they are but it's no surprise that the club's edging towards the top of the minute we got a tough test in the hunt and a team in good form against a team who have been says not good form but will hopefully plentiful Fane the team in good spirits and aggressively trying to win the game because the incentive is still there 7 points away from places at this stage I think family enough if you'd said a lot of us fans at the start of the season that going into December be a couple of wins away from the the class of the probably taken that. Yeah. You know I think it's. Both men before we are I think rethink we want to be in and could be. But the vine is just you know we have to when to keep the gulf between ourselves and the bottom of the playoff teams close as possible because Plymouth are above us there's an advantage in doing it to them. So that. For Cambridge United how to use gone for creating plenty of chances and not being clinical enough in front of goal failing to create chances the likes of Sam Smith and Marc Rich's over recent weeks have been feeding on scraps Collins says it's to do with the lack of quality on the ball I guess my follow up question I should have asked what he can do about that to regain their quality in possession hopefully will see some of the fruits of the use labors from the past couple of weeks in the game the sample with Mark Johnson and in just a moment coming up to 215 here on Saturday Let's check in with the travel desk across Cambridge. Cambridge. And Stevie can bring us latest details thank you we're going to start with the closure of the a 14 eastbound at the main carriage where the where the main carriage way closed there that's for the ongoing road works at Junction 28 for Cambridge services a full closure now in place until Monday on the opposite side between junction 38 and 27. Junction $31.00 forgotten that's on the a 14 westbound and the fast link road continues to be a 14 westbound towards Huntington is closed throughout the weekend is having a knock on effect across the county so on the a 14 eastbound very slow moving at Junction 28 for Cambridge services congestion building back all the way to 26 now it's also very slow moving in on the a 428 in both directions again avoiding this closure of the 14 and also Great North Road southbound very slow moving there and now on to the trains nothing to report Luckily this afternoon the trains looking lovely and clear however if you're heading to see Cambridge and take on Plymouth be aware there may be extra traffic on Newmarket and there's also the winter fare happening in Cambridge so the extra crowds will be expected and if you're heading to any of the airports please check because there is a strike action in France which. Means cancellation. And delays if you stop q. And if they finagle for you to do so give us a call 885-9596 this is t.v. Showing off for b.b.c. Radio Cambridge your travel I'm. Just having a look out of the corner of the ground and perhaps surprisingly the traffic on new market road appears to be actually flowing at the moment a combination of football traffic and Christmas shoppers you would think ordinarily guaranteed to grind things to a halt but at it is not too bad out on the market road we'll talk more Cambridge United then with John only talking just a 2nd but let's make our way over to the rugby now sick aim bridge with a 2 o'clock kick off against the leaders a Richmond in a national league once a potentially tricky one for the blood and some particularly given their rather suspect home record Steve Jackson How's it going. For him in just the one win a home against 2nd place Ruslan park a few weeks back yeah absolutely However you wouldn't know which side is top of the table just at the moment Richmond down to 13 men albeit temporarily 2 yellow cards for 2 Richmond forwards a number one and the number 4 already in the sin bin and Cambridge 70 my hammer back to his belligerent best battering his way into space and fully diving over the line for Ben Penfold to convert just one change for Richie will in the starting line up today Gerry Patrick for Bof a last week is on the wing in for Joey Green chances are the bottom 4 will lose today and I only really have to worry about the bottom 3 anyway so what's next 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1.0 point on any given Saturday Richmond just about to take a penalty which would put them within 4 points of the Blood and Sand But you know what it's a good watch and Cambridge are leading by 7 points the new. Thanks to carry so good news that Blood and Sand in the lead and it stands for Cambridge United Let's recap . For Thought it appears to be for the use of the staff than Harvey needs joining Sam Smith in attack Reggie Lam he's back after international duty looks as though he'll be playing on the right wing Limone nail and Paul Lewis through the middle Greg Taylor and Harry darling paired together in central defense with Dan Jones at left back and Carl Moyle right back to me Tell me told him between the sticks we're hearing that both George Morris and Harrison are ill today so they are out of the squad entirely Sammy Carruthers is among the substitutes which is good news John I absolutely no doubt when it comes to the key talking point which united the past 2 matches not a single shot on target which whichever way you look at it just isn't good enough absolutely not good enough and I wouldn't blame the strikers I don't think I've had the balance image be able to create anything and that's been the worry because not just the have noticed on target the fact that they had to have a shot on target in 2 games that were eminently winnable Exeter in the f.a. Cup I did their acts that were any great shakes and I don't think I managed a shot until about 20 minutes from time. Rather than sportingly they scored from it . And Carlo was the worst Carlo side I think I've ever seen in my life and I think some good Carlisle top sides at times and they were they were a travesty of a of a Carlisle side and they were there for the taking and that was points dropped so united will in addition to being cross about not getting a shot on target they'll be kicking themselves about not winning 2 very winnable games. So in terms of your busy weekend if we chuck Warfield into the mix as well as a shot on target and that I guess that guy was marginally more exciting but it has been a case of paper tonight failing to perform and then actually save more frustratingly opponents failing to perform as well yeah I mean Plymouth might be arriving in decent form and they might be the exception that proves the rule but I think this is a great division from what I've seen so far and for United to be 13th they can play better than that and if they do they might put little run together and and actually give us something to get excited about Towards the end of the season and actually I don't think I even need to put a fantastic run together to keep pain in the home to the playoffs because as I say I don't think it's a brilliant division so what is going to be different than if anything this afternoon that's a very good question what's going to be different from Carlisle is Luke can and will be starting on the left rather more right because I was a peripheral figure and a shadow of his former self playing on the on the on the right hand side in that match but with Harrison Duncan aside you couldn't this what those 2 around him got anything to effective together. Liam O'Neal is a good holding midfielder and will allow Paul Lewis perhaps to get forward and that's something he's not been able to do since the house in days of August when we were all warm and nice and cozy. And regular back in the side I think Reggie's a terribly under-rated player I think although he's down as right winger he will drift like a continent in tectonic plates and will not actually cause problems I think for Plymouth if they don't I'll him down because Plymouth got 3 in midfield and when backs which means Hansen lamb will have to defending to do but I also have some opportunities because if United can push Plymouth back they can overload mid failed and if Plymouth gets up too far forward they've got place to hit on the break so. It's a winnable game for United but then we've been showing that for a few weeks now. Yeah absolutely and when we think of the overall performance levels at Carlisle in Exeter morsel as well the u.s. Have got a bit of work to do on the plus side only 7 points away from the places which I know is a gap to bridge but even so at this stage of the season not a huge gap to bridge I suppose the question is Doug. If we look at the squad honestly. Good enough to get a place in the top 7 come the end of the season because calling clearly think through these. I think they're still very much on the cusp United and we've seen such good things from this season what they've not done for me is got themselves to the brink of actually looking like a very very very good side in terms of consistency and they drop off they never quite light a cigar they find it but don't actually like the thing so I think they're looking to might that next day but they think I have the personnel and it's there we're developing so I don't want to go to remember he had 30 new players came in through the door during the summer that enclosure would merit a response or let's say 12 which will be in Farsi about I think there is enough in there what's also important is this coming January riches he's deals up Ward he's Day was up roles my all my not study I think Colin Calderwood is keen on making that deal went to the end of the season so I think based on what they've got here at the moment I think there's enough but it's about the consistency and and it's a very very open question as to whether they can find that consistency perhaps the last couple of weeks have been having a bit of a break regrouping and just looking at what they've got there and when they can but perhaps push on these is a big question mark but certainly based on what they've got there at the moment they're good enough but it's just that consistency bape do you think Colin has been . Typically called in like with January and he's been playing down the chances of very much happening but I think most huge fans would be hoping that there will be at least some business done Yeah you would think. I mean it was one of those players I think very much on the on the cusp it may depend really on George have to whether he recovers from the injuries got the moment he doesn't only have a few weeks early awards deal runs out on the 10th of January so he's got to make his mind up pretty swiftly does he want that little bit of experience in there or does he want to move toward on and perhaps get someone on the scene someone it's a bit younger as a little bit more youthful challenge should we say but doesn't quite have the experience of a few pennies or a high level so he's got to be commanded and you have a few bob in terms of salary Richards as well who's not scored in 15 games will he look to perhaps movement Richards on to get someone in this a little bit more youth want someone on loan from a Premier League club it's a little bit of an unknown but that's what Colin Calderwood paid to do as a manager I guess yeah I suppose with Richie does it could well depend on the extent of the current need jury that he's got Can we just pick up on a couple of elements of the team use firstly in attack Sam Smith I think was always going to plan no call and it's spoken about not wanting to take a risk but actually the use don't have an awful lot of choice in that respect when it comes to the player alongside him it would have presumably been close between and Dallas and Harvey needs does need this goal scoring record just a head I think it must because there's not much to choose between the 2 of them has got a little bit more pace but not a huge amount more place Dallas runs the channels a little bit better but not a much not much better but neighbor has got goals to his name and Dallas has got a goal to his name so I think that made the difference you could have made a case when Tallis actually came off the bench to play alongside Smith for over half a game at Carlisle but ended up came United now so that's a story in itself. And the player who started the game at Carlisle and then was replaced by Andy Dallas Sally on Jack Rose No real surprise to see him on the bench tonight on a 2 absolutely Nonna told I think he was a apply a very much shoes take