Duo unavailable for Hedgemen

Posted Saturday, May 01, 2010 by PA

Brechin will be without defender Paul McLean and leading scorer Rory McAllister due to suspension in their final league match of the season against Stirling.

With the duo out, the Glebe Park club are down to fourteen players for their match with a Stirling side that just need a draw to lift the title.

Anton Kurakins, Neil Janczyk, Willie Dyer and Alex Walker all remain unavailable as they recover from their respective injuries, however, defender Jon Seeley is likely to feature.

Manager Jim Duffy wants his side to head into the play-offs on the back of a win saying: "We are almost there but I want us to secure our place with a good performance, where we show that we deserve to be in the top four on our own merits.

"We would love to be going into this one in Stirling's position."

Long term casualty Stewart Devine is Stirling's only absentee as they bid to secure the Division Two Championship.

The Binos came from three goals down to draw 3-3 with Cowdenbeath in midweek and though manager Allan Moore admitted some players are nursing knocks, no one else has been ruled out.

Moore said: "There are a few bumps and bruises but as you can imagine everyone is ready for this game."

A win or a draw would see Stirling crowned Champions regardless of Alloa's result and Moore added: "I was with Dunfermline when we were involved in a fight with Dundee United and Morton for the title and we came out on top.

"We had to wait half an hour to receive the trophy and I will gladly wait half an hour again if it means that Stirling have won the Championship."