Another question which may not come up for Sunday but will come up eventually.
Alex Smith vs a fully fit Vinnie Lia in a 2 man midfield - is Lia our forgotten man?
I fully prefer Smith to Lia in midfield. I think Smith offers more going forward and I generally edges Lia out in most metrics of footballing skill.
Lia has improved immensely over his time at the club and was pretty decent last season so its unfortunate but he doesn't fit into the starting 11 at the moment. Like Boxall probably won't get much game time unless injuries occur. But very glad they're there for any unfortunate occurrence (just as long as Lia is NOT played at RB!)
I'm not sure we would have re-signed Smith if we didn't intend to start him.