McCord in for Lichties

United boss still believes the title race can be won

“If this happens, we can make the most of it.”

While the permutations regarding what might happen between now and the end of April are something he will look at, when it comes to his players Csaba wants them to be gazing no further forward than Friday night and the trip to the Tony Macaroni Arena.

After Livingston’s 4-1 weekend win over leaders St Mirren, he knows that’s going to be a tough one.

“Let’s just take the next game, concentrate on that and then after look at the next one.

“This is the best way for us to go and after each game we can see where we are.”

While performances on the park will determine if United can close that gap, not for the first time Csaba has stated the way in which the fans have continued to back their team can also provide an edge.

Several times since he took over in November he has praised the support both in terms of numbers and quality and he feels last week’s Scottish Cup loss at Aberdeen was another example of how loyal they are.

“I am really proud about our fans because I think, OK we lost the game but at the end they were standing in the stadium when we lost the game and they were applauding.

“OK when they are critical we have to accept that but, on the other side in this defeat, they saw that the team tried what they could when they were at their limit.

“For this reason I really appreciated that this game against Aberdeen, also for the fans, gave us a little bit of hope.” ARBROATH midfield man Ryan McCord has recovered from a hamstring injury and is in the squad for tonight’s away League Two encounter against Stranraer.

The Red Lichties boss Dick Campbell reckoned his side should have won their home fixture against Alloa last Saturday instead of drawing 0-0.

“I felt it should’ve been three points and not one but we are still going well and go to Stranraer tonight with confidence,” Dick said.

“I will be making changes and will put out a side good enough to win.”

Arbroath have a clean bill of health apart from striker Steven Doris, who is

Ryan McCord recovering from a serious knee injury. Stranraer lost 5-1 away to Forfar last Saturday but Dick is paying no heed to that, stating: “Forfar were due to give some team a doing.”