Source: FOOTYMAD
Something Familiar About The Opposition
Stirling Albion hope they have enough fight to take aon title chasers Dunfermline again Dunfermline and Stirling Albion meet up again today for their second game inside a week. The home side will be able to welcome back defenders Kevin Rutkiewicz and Andy Dowie but Neil McGregor, Nicky Phinn and Steven Bell will still be spectators. Promotion-chasing East End Park manager Jim McIntyre is remaining pragmatic after the sides drew 1-1 on Tuesday. He said: "We played some excellent football in that game, some of the best we have played in a while but full credit to Stirling Albion they certainly through bodies in the way of things. We have the chance to pick up three points from them now and if we play like we did on Tuesday and have a wee bit better luck in front of goal we will do okay.'' POTEAMPWDLFAGDPts 1 Raith Rovers 27 15 6 6 38 22 16 51 2 Dunfermline 27 13 8 6 46 27 19 47 3 Falkirk 24 11 4 9 40 26 14 37 4 Queen of the South 25 9 5 11 38 37 1 32 5 Partick 25 8 8 9 29 28 1 32 6 Morton 26 8 8 10 26 28 -2 32 7 Dundee 27 16 8 3 40 20 20 31 8 Ross County 25 4 12 9 17 26 -9 24 9 Cowdenbeath 25 6 4 15 30 57 -27 22 10 Stirling 25 3 7 15 24 57 -33 16 Stirling Albion can do with the points to put pressure on Cowdenbeath and Ross County at the bottom of the league. The visitors to East End Park will have Scott Buist and Ross Forsyth back from suspension but lose Michael Doyle and Gordon Smith as they serve their through bans. They join injured goalkeeper Callum Reidford and defender Greig MacDonald in the stand with full-back Jonathan Brown also a doubt. Manager Jocky Scott was pleased at how his men battled back from a goal down on Tuesday to secure a 1-1 draw. However, he said: "I am looking for the same effort but we have more chance of winning a game with 11 players on the park and playing for 90 minutes and not just 45 minutes.'' Editor Ger Harley (ger@scottishfitba.net) Admin Team (admin@scottishfitba.net) This is Scottish-Fitba.Net
