Town boss Kieran McKenna says one or two players missed training today but is hopeful everyone will be available for Saturday’s trip to fifth-placed Peterborough United.

The Blues go into the visit to London Road second with four games remaining, a point behind leaders Plymouth and one in front of third-placed Sheffield Wednesday, who have played a game more than Town and the Pilgrims.

“We have a few who missed training today, there are a few knocks and little issues in the group, but that’s pretty normal at this stage of the season,” McKenna said.

“The turnaround’s pretty quick, we hope that everyone will train with the group tomorrow who have been training and we’ll have a full selection.”

On Tuesday, first-team squad members Panutche Camara, Richard Keogh, Cameron Humphreys, Kane Vincent-Young and Joel Coleman were all included in the U21s team which coincidentally faced Posh at London Road, the Blues running out 4-1 winners.

“It’s important to keep them up to speed, we have two games a week at the moment so it’s difficult to train really hard with the whole group,” McKenna said.

“It’s difficult to have bigger number games in training, so it was an important chance to get them some match minutes, especially when the game fell on a matchday for us that allows us to keep them on the same periodisation as the rest of the players, and when it’s at a first-team stadium as well it’s a little bit nicer.

“It was a good chance to get them minutes, they all did very well, conducted themselves very well and it makes them that bit more ready if the opportunity should come to play in the last few games.”

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Ravanelly added 14:52 - Apr 20 'Periodisation' is a great word
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Carberry added 15:31 - Apr 20 It's jibberish for schedule, Ravanelly.
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NthQldITFC added 15:34 - Apr 20 'Jibberish' is a great word
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Nobbysnuts added 15:41 - Apr 20 Just a smokescreen.....
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Karlosfandangal added 15:42 - Apr 20 Great word is a great word
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JewellintheTown added 15:52 - Apr 20 Its all gobbledygook to me.
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chorltonskylineblue added 16:20 - Apr 20 2 wins and 2 draws gets us promotion (because of our superior goal difference over Sheff Weds). No reason why we can't beat Posh though and challenge Plymouth for the title. We've only won 3 of our last 10 league games away, but that did include 2 recent wins against top 6 sides (at the time) - in form Bolton & out of form Derby.
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oldbri added 16:24 - Apr 20 How about balderdash.
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BlueRuin69 added 16:55 - Apr 20 I am conpunciuos, manispeptic and spasmotic to have caused you such pericombobulations!
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Skip73 added 17:05 - Apr 20 Blueruin, my enthusiastic contrafibularities to you for that remark
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Bert added 17:10 - Apr 20 ....I only did O level English so cannot compete with you guys
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pand added 17:13 - Apr 20 How did Blackadder sneak into a football conversation?
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Bazza8564 added 17:16 - Apr 20 I love Blackadder, perhaps next years home kit will have a ruff. "You look like a bird that swallowed a plate" Kayden!
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sheepy606 added 17:55 - Apr 20 Given the context, I think this just demonstrates the level that Mckenna's on! Periodisation is simply a process of dividing the annual training plan into a series of manageable phases (mesocycles). Each phase can then target a specific or series of attributes to be developed within a designated period of time. Periods of appropriate overload and recovery are designated within each phase.

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Northstandveteran added 17:56 - Apr 20 I always have a childish chuckle when I hear the word 'midwifery'
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BobbyBell added 20:57 - Apr 20 We seem to be talking posh rather than talking about beating posh. Chaplin and goal are two words that go together very well and I must say I've taken a liking to them.
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Whos_blue added 23:20 - Apr 20 Gobble a duke.
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renoble added 12:38 - Apr 21 Haberdashery is a wonderful world... but I can barely think of anything less interesting!
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