Video: Doncaster Rovers boss Darren Ferguson welcomes selection headache

DARREN FERGUSON says that he has a few welcome selection dilemmas for the first time in a good while ahead of Saturday's South Yorkshire derby with visiting Sheffield United - with several key players returning to the fray.

The experienced quartet of Nathan Tyson, Andy Butler, James Coppinger and Thorsten Stuckmann are all available for Saturday’s clash with the Blades - with the club waiting on the fitness of Conor Grant (rib, who could also return in a further boost to Rovers, seeking to end a five-match winless run in all competitions and sequence of five home matches without victory.

On a few potential selection headaches, of the welcome variety, manager Ferguson, who is expecting to face a much-changed Blades line-up, said: “It is certainly the first week I can remember where I have had (nearly) everyone fit.

“That will be the key for the rest of the season, especially in March, which will be an extremely busy month.

“Touch wood, we keep everyone fit and if we can, it will stand us in good stead. When we are a full strength, we are a strong squad.”

The only two absentees are Curtis Main, still lacking match fitness and Dany N’Guessan (toe).