ADAM’S DERBY DAZE
TEAM SHEET Doran: I will get even better now I’m fully fit Reborn Bairns can still make promotion push We’re ready to Liv with favourites tag
ST MIRREN go into the Renfrewshire derby minus the injured Harry Davis, Gary MacKenzie and Josh Todd, while
are without crocked Lee Kilday, Connor McManus and Michael Tidser. Michael Paton returns for
but David Hopkirk won’t play today at who include Gary Warren, Aaron Doran and Zak Elbouzedi but have a doubt over keeper Owain Fon-Williams.
caretaker boss Laurie Ellis will delay naming his side until fitness checks are made on Paul Quinn, Jordie Briels and Fraser Fyvie for the trip to who will be missing the injured Grant Gallagher, Stuart Carswell, Danny Handling, David Smith and Christian Nade. Jason Kerr will play for
after winning an appeal against a red card but James McFadden, Andy Stirling, Danny Carmichael, Chris Kane and Jordan Marshall are doubts to face
who add Rory Loy. Keeper David Mitchell, Tom Taiwo, Craig Sibbald, Lewis Kidd and Liam Henderson all miss out for Bairns boss Paul Hartley.
will be without the suspended Danny Mullen and the injured Nicky Cadden at home to
who have Ally Love banned with Ryan McGeever and Andy Jackson missing through injury. AARON DORAN insists he can enjoy the best spell of his career now two years of injury hell are behind him.
The Inverness winger spent 12 months battling a career-threatening injury only to shatter the opposite knee with the same rare type of damage eight months ago.
But now he is raring to go and aiming to show he is back to his best.
Doran said: “Now I’m back I want to show everyone what I’m capable of. I’m 26 so I want to make the most of my career and end it on a high.
“I feel I can do that after overcoming these injuries.
“I’ve a lot more hunger for the game now. I come GARY NAYSMITH reckons Falkirk are capable of putting their bad start behind them and getting in the mix for promotion.
So the Queens boss will warn his players not to underestimate a Bairns side who have improved under Paul Hartley.
Naysmith said: “Things haven’t gone quite the way Falkirk would have wanted this season but they’ve picked up in recent weeks.
“They will have been buoyed by a very good point against St Mirren last week as well as keeping clean sheets in five of their last six games.
“The league table is still very tight and a good run of results can lift any of the SHAUN BYRNE admits it will be role reversal for Livi when they host Brechin.
The midfielder believes they will be favourites against the Championship’s bottom side which is a rarity in the division.
Despite the expectation all being on the home side to bounce back from last weekend’s defeat to Dunfermline, Byrne believes three points against City won’t be taken for granted.
He said: “It’s fair to say we’ve been the underdog in many of the games this season but that won’t be the case against Brechin.
“The onus is on us to assert ourselves and set the tone with our attacking.
“It’s important to play our into training every day looking forward to it. Now I’m through this spell of my career, I want to produce out there and be one of the best players on the field.”
Joe Cardle believes the trip to the Highlands will be the biggest test of Dunfermline’s title credentials to date.
The Pars winger said: “It’s games like this that we will have to win if we are to achieve our aim.
“This will go a long way to establishing whether our title credentials and challenge is going to be a serious one.” teams right into the promotion mix.”
Falkirk will look even more dangerous with Rory Loy back after missing four games due to an illness.
And Hartley is delighted to have the striker available to him again.
The Bairns boss said: “When Rory is fit and well he can be a real asset.
“He has proved himself in this league, proved himself in the Premiership and given half a chance he will score goals.
“Our problem has been a lack of goals and he can undoubtedly score.” own game. If we start to do things we haven’t been doing then we will start to struggle.
“Nobody here expects anything less than a tough game as they’re a side still looking for their first win so we need to make sure we’re at it and playing well.”
Brechin boss Darren Dods believes his side can turn a corner at Livi.
He said: “If we can get the first goal that would make a difference. We’ve been competitive with one or two exceptions and been involved in some tight games so we’ll be positive.”