The City boss who is trying to bring in an unnamed player before the weekend, has Richard Duffy with a hamstring strain,Dele Adebola with a recurrance of a groin injury, Eddy Johnson has an Achilles injury. Keeper Luke Steele also has a worry about a groin injury which nearly saw him miss the FA Cup defeat at Newcastle.
Stuart Giddings who also played in that game still has an ankle injury and Steve Staunton has a hamstring strain.
Also missing from the trip to Deepdale is Stern John who is on international duty.
Adams told the CET: "I have been really pleased with the players and how they are responding to what we are trying to do with them, but the frustrating thing is that I can't get a team together to get those ideas across on the training ground."