Duffy hopes for an end to Jekyll and Hyde displays

Posted Saturday, April 17, 2010 by PA

Brechin boss Jim Duffy has the same 16 players that went down 6-2 to Stirling Albion in midweek for the visit of an East Fife side not yet safe from relegation.

On-loan Celtic left-back Anton Kurakins, Neil Janczyk, Willie Dyer and Alex Walker all remain out injured.

Duffy is looking for his side to hit the heights they reached during last Saturday`s 3-2 victory at leaders Alloa and not the lows they fell to in midweek.

He said: "At the moment we are never quite sure what we are going to get.

"We had a really good performance and a win at Recreation Park last weekend and then a poor performance at Forthbank.

"A win will almost get us there in terms of the play-offs."

East Fife manager Steve Crawford again has a host of defensive absentees for the trip north.

Alan Lowing, Stevie Campbell, Scott Thomson, Goran Stanic and Mark Staunton will all miss the encounter due to long-term injuries.

The New Bayview boss was delighted with the spirit and determination his men showed against Dumbarton last Saturday as they earned a 1-0 win that kept them ahead of Stenhousemuir and Arbroath in the race to avoid the relegation play-offs.

And he is asking for more of the same in Angus, saying: "The players dug deep last weekend and is was an important win for us.

"We are still in the play-off battle but we are looking more solid than we were earlier in the season.

"I still want us to play good football but marry that with being a bit more resolute."