Stranraer make the long trip North to Peterhead on Saturday for what will be the third meeting between the two sides this League 2 campaign.
Stranraer currently sit 8th in the league table and will be looking for a win after drawing their last three matches however the Blue Toon will be aiming to stop them heading down the road with points in the bag as they look to bounce back after last weekends defeat to Elgin at Borough Briggs.
From Co-Manager Jordon Brown: “It’s great to have a home game to start the year and without doubt not only will we be looking to bounce back immediately from the disappointing outcome last week but also start the year as we mean to go on. The fans were excellent last week and it was brilliant to see so many attend an away game and we hope to repay them in this second half of the season so they can come along consistently, starting tomorrow.
This month it is so important that we give ourselves the best chance of being right in the mix for promotion come the business end of the season. I am sure there will be a lot of transitions and movements within teams and squads throughout the month and the team that can stay the most consistent will give themselves the best chance of success for sure.
Stranraer – we don’t need any warnings on how dangerous they are. They are a hard working, dangerous team who have improved under new management. They are the form team in the league unbeaten in 4 and having watched their last few games back they have been really unlucky not to pick up more points than they have which shows just how impressive their recent unbeaten run has been.
For us it’s important we stick to what we are good at and keep believing that the goals to match the chances will come and also to ensure we are focused and disciplined defensively which has been creeping in the last few weeks after a real improvement on the discipline front in general throughout the season.
Squad-wise there are a couple of changes and training has been difficult this week, Cammy remains out as we won’t risk him until he is fully ready as he is going to be vital to our success and we need him 100% and not missing any more games once back. Cieran Dunne serves his suspension but Andy returns which gives the whole team a welcome boost. Rory hasn’t been able to train with a back injury he picked up at Elgin but Scott Ross has managed through 2 sessions so will be in the squad. And finally we welcome Olly into the squad with good excitement and hope he will reap the rewards of his extremely hard work with Donal and Rebecca putting him through an extra long pre-season! It’s important we don’t put pressure on him too much as it is a big change for him to come into the match environment but we will integrate him accordingly”.
