Source: Team_Talk
Allison relishing Easter Road return
Allison grew up as a Hibernian fan and will aim to give his friends and some of his family a miserable weekend by beating the SPL's third-placed team. on Saturday.[LNB]"It's a great feeling to play there, it's kind of a dream come true," said the 21-year-old.[LNB]"I played there a couple of seasons ago for the last 20-25 minutes.[LNB]"It's a great atmosphere and, being from Edinburgh, a lot of my friends and family will be there.[LNB]"I don't know what team they will be supporting, mind you."[LNB]Allison is set to continue at right-back after Falkirk drew with Celtic and beat Hamilton since he was brought into the team.[LNB]And manager Eddie May, himself a boyhood Hibs fan who was a popular player with the club, has encouraged Allison to use his Easter Road links as inspiration.[LNB]"It's a great opportunity for Brian that his friends can see him play against the team he supported," May said.[LNB]"I'm sure Brian will show his worth, like anyone else who is from the Edinburgh area.[LNB]"I certainly did when I went through there. I never lost many times when I went through with Falkirk, hopefully that's the case as a manager as well as a player."[LNB]May had stressed the mood and confidence in the squad remained high before their victory over Hamilton but he admitted their first SPL win of the season was a "gorilla off his back".[LNB]"We can look forward rather than back," May said. "It's a massive relief to get a win, it stops people focusing on that.[LNB]"Our players showed a belief and maturity which we didn't have at the beginning of the season.[LNB]"Our ambition now is to get off the bottom of the league and if we do that we can go from strength to strength."[LNB]Falkirk will again have recent signing Pedro Pele on the bench and could be further strengthened by 23-year-old French midfielder Toufik Zerara.[LNB]The former France Under-20 international has signed until January after a spell in Bahrain and Falkirk hope to get international clearance through for him to make the bench at Easter Road.[LNB]"It's a short-term deal which gives him the opportunity to see if he likes Scottish football," May said.[LNB]"But he has shown over the last few weeks he is definitely up for the challenge. He has good ability, is a hard worker and fits into the way we want to play.[LNB]"He attacks, he defends, he can play wide, he can play inside. I think people will be a wee bit surprised by the quality he has got.[LNB]"He has only signed a short-term deal, the reason being so we can have a right good look at him in a first-team environment. If he's good enough, he'll get a longer deal.[LNB]"It's a gamble because if he does do really well he can walk away in January."[LNB][LNB]
