Presumably means Ruby is away, and we are left with two experienced defenders in Tobers and Knoester, and three youngsters in Milne, Molloy and Dorrington.
Given we will have an absolute minimum of 50 games this season that doesn't seem unreasonable, and when we are 60 games in* and looking a bit leggy for all those cup finals, I'm sure we'll be thankful we had so many options.
*Shinnie will play all of them.