Talking point

Things are looking good for Brechin at both ends of the pitch. In their last three games, seven goals have been scored and only one conceded. This is a team that appears to be peaking at just the right time. linesman how long was left and he told me ’one minute and stoppage time’. I checked my watch and it was 10.45. “This isn’t La Liga! “It’s part-time football and our boys had to go to their work the next morning. And who’s going to take their children to a match that finishes near 11 o’clock?

“It says a lot for the attitude of my players that they got the win. It took them a wee while to find their legs after next to no warm-up.

“The result was what we wanted but we wouldn’t want to go through that again.”

The victory made it three in a row for Brechin, and Dods can see similarities between the form they are finding now and the form they were hitting at the same stage last season.

He said: “We went on a good run about this time of the year. Like this season we were getting players back, winning games in hand and building up some momentum. Hopefully that will continue.”

Brechin travel to face Queen’s Park today, and victory would put eight points between them and one of their play-off rivals.

Alan Trouten returns to the squad but Willie Dyer is a doubt after picking up a shoulder knock.