Mann suspended for Peterhead

Posted Tuesday, April 06, 2010 by PA

Peterhead will be without five players as they prepare for the visit of a Stenhousemuir side slowly sliding towards a relegation scramble.

Blue Toon defender Bobby Mann is suspended following his dismissal in last weekend`s 2-1 win at Brechin, while Paul Jarvine, Callum MacDonald, Davie Donald and Nicky Clark are unavailable due to injury.

Balmoor boss Neale Cooper said: "We have not beaten Stenhousemuir so far this season and this would be a great time to start especially as we kept our play-off hopes alive by winning at the weekend. Four wins in our last five games has turned things around for us and we just make it."

Stenhousemuir will have Iain Thomson available.

The midfielder is back in contention after serving the suspension which kept him out of last weekend`s 1-0 defeat by Cowdenbeath.

Andy Brand has returned to training after a knee injury, but this game has come too soon for the striker to be considered.

The Warriors have lost their last four games and sit only one point ahead of ninth-placed Arbroath.

Ochilview manager John Coughlin said: "It is time to stop the rot. Our defeats have all been by one goal and that shows that we are not far off from taking points in games.

"We defeated Peterhead 2-0 at our place four weeks ago and a repeat of that result would be very welcome."