MANAGER Les Parry is pondering the enticing prospect of playing two of the most creative players in his Tranmere Rovers FC squad, Andy Robinson and José Baxter, in the same side for the first time this weekend.

Baxter is available for selection in the League One encounter against Sheffield Wednesday at Prenton Park after completing a three-match suspension.

The ban halted an impressive run of performances by the talented 19-year-old, who is in the second month of a loan spell from Everton.

Baxter was recruited to fill the key role just behind the striker, initially filled this season by Robinson, before the 31-year-old was forced out of action by a hamstring injury at the end of August.

RobinsonŠ returned from his two-month spell on the sidelines just as Baxter was hit by his ban following a straight red card in a defeated Scunthorpe at the end of October.

Now with both players fit and available for the visit of the second place Owls on Saturday, Parry is considering how both players might be slotted into the attack.

Robinson’s greater experience and versatility opens up alternatives. Parry said: “It is possible to play both of them together because Andy has played in a standard midfield role for us before – and did well.

“He can also play out wide, so the flexibility gives us something to look at.”

The creative options for Parry are further enhanced by Martin Devaney’s return to action. The winger ended a two-month layoff for a hamstring problem with a half-hour substitute appearance in the 1-0 defeat at Cheltenham in the FA Cup last Saturday. He sharpened up with another run for the reserves yesterday.

However, Parry points out that Tranmere’s recurring problem this season has been finishing opportunities off, rather than creating them.