I was under the impression that Ryan Smith was a right-sided player. If true (not saying it is) then I don't think we want to go down the road again of playing players in their wrong positions. Holmes is injured so not going to happen and Skacel has to play at left back whilst Lee serves his suspension (and it's unlikely IMO that this administration will play him in midfield.) So currently we have very little for left midfield. Mclaggon has also played well in the last couple of games and deserves a chance to show what he can do. Lallana should not be played on the right and needs a spell on the sidelines after quite a few average performances. I would certainly play James over BWP as well, I have never rated him.
James deserves a chance in his proper position, he has put in some fantastic balls this season and we could really benefit from these if he was to play in a more advanced position. It's worth a try.