Without a game for three weeks, Bradford City boss Derek Adams is going to select his side as late as possible for the game at Barrow.
Adams insists his side is ready for the trip to Cumbria, admitting the return of a number of players from self-isolation affords him a squad number over the EFL requirement.
During December the City boss had seen his squad dwindle to just six at one point because of the ravages of COVID throughout the club.
He told the club website: “Everyone is excited to get back to it. The players were away from the training ground for a long time but, when they have come back, they have all been ready to train and play games.
“We have got options available to us. I have a strong idea of the ones I would like to play in the game, but we will have to assess everyone later today.
“It is important to see where they all are, going into the game on Saturday, as they cannot be 30 or 40% ready, they have to be at 90 to 100%.
“It is up to myself to get the ones I feel have recovered from the virus ready for the Barrow game.”
Despite an unexpected break from matchdays, Adams feels the ambition has not wavered, and the drive for the second half of the season remains constant.
The City boss suggested he is only looking up, as the Bantams return to the field, and has his sights firmly set on the promotion chase.
He added: “From my point of view, we should have more points on the board.
“If we can turn the big chances that we do create into goals, then we should be further up the league.
“We are into the second half of the season and are ready to give it a really good go, to get ourselves into the promotion places.
“We start with a test on Saturday. Barrow are a good footballing side and gave us a difficult game in the return fixture, so will be up for the match.”
Away tickets for the game have been sold out and City supporters have been asked not to travel without a valid match ticket.
