Pitman should have 16 Fit Players for Bristol

Hereford United manager Jamie Pitman should have 16 fit players for tomorrow's League Two game at Bristol Rovers.

Whilst he will still be without Adam Bartlett (he has returned to training), Stefan Stam, Rob Purdie and Bruno (Benoit Dalibard), there will be a welcome return for Simon Clist who had to sit-out last Tuesday's Carling Cup-tie at Aston Villa.

The Bulls now have five loan players. They are keeper David Cornell from Swansea, left-winger Simon Clist from Oxford, central defender Will Evans from Swindon, striker Thomas Barkhuizen from Blackpool, and another striker Sam Winnall from Wolverhampton.

Pitman says he's not sure of his best starting eleven just yet.

"We need a bit of patience," he told the Worcester News.

"We know we have got a good enough squad to see us safe this year, we just need a bit of time to get everybody available so we can field a consistent team."

Meanwhile speculation that youngster Kyle McCarthy has left the club has not been confirmed. McCarthy was on the bench at Villa Park last Tuesday.

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