Cowdenbeath i like Towers especially if Markus P is playing his last game for them. Elgin at Stenhousemuir i just don't know about. Nelson is back for them i believe and i think they won about 75% of their games last season when he was playing. Both these teams let me down this week and i really cant fathom what Stenhousemuir are all about./ One week their brilliant the next theyre murder. They could well bounce back today or they could show what a bunch of duds the olld manager bought Towers. As mentioned before Stenhousemuir signing a pal of mine Darren Henderson who's 40 from a junior side to me shows how far they seem to have fallen. No offence to Darren but i dont thinkl he'd even have expected to play in the SFL anyone. I think the best bet in that one would be the goals. 1.55 aint a great price for that though even.
I suppose there could be a bit of value in the away especially with Johnstone's goals and talisman Nelson back. I need to check iif he played the whole 90 mins of the cup game last week as i dont think he duid. Actually someone else can as i aint getting involved and my internet is still really slow with these viruses.
Stranraer brechin is on so im gonna have a look at that one. Here's East Stirling team news for someone who asked-
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East Fife Preview
Shire travel to New Bayview tomorrow, weather permitting, to play current Third Division Leaders East Fife. Despite two chastening defeat at the hands of Dave Baikie's team this season Firs Park coach, Gordon Wylde, is approaching the match in confident mood.
"We know it will be difficult and we will certainly have to match East Fife in the physical department, something we have not managed to do. If we are to take anything out of the game we may have to change our approach and become a bit more direct. East Fife like to get the ball over the top and in quickly and they have been very successful at it. But we can go there and take something from the match," he said.
Wylde will give Joe Savage a game as a trialist, flu permitting and will welcome back Steven Dymock after his one game ban. He is also hoping a number of the players who missed out at Albion Rovers because of illness will come back into the reckoning. But out of consideration are Paul Brownlie and Stephen Adam who have not recovered from their injuries at Cliftonhill.
The weather has been poor over the last few days but there is no word on whether there will be a pitch inspection at Methil. A decision will most likely be taken in the morning.
Shire fans should note that the seating arrangements in the stand at New Bayview have been changed, which means visiting supporters will be placed in the seats at the sea end of the ground.
posted by wee mcculley at 9:01 PM
Wednesday, January 10, 2007
Savage Still In Plans
Joe Savage should make his long-awaited Shire debut at East Fife on Saturday, provided he shakes off a dose of the flu. Boss Gordon Wylde insists the former Stenhouisemuir striker is "still in our plans" despite being unable to play for the club because games have been postponed by the weather.
"Joe is still with us," Wylde told Zebra Diary this week. "We have three games to assess him and to find out if he likes us and we like him. He is a big, awkward player and will provide us with a badly needed physical presence up front. He certainly will come into the reckoning for the East Fife game but he has been suffering from the flu so we will just have to wait to see how his is.
Shire were interested in taking Savage to Firs Park last season as part of the deal which delivered Iain Diack to Stenhousemuir, but the striker opted for East Fife. He was released by Dave Baikie in the summer and signed for Albion Rovers where he started the season as a regular before falling out of Jim Chapman's plans. He has been a free agent since November and is currently weighing up one or two options although he has been training with Shire for the past three weeks.
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You could just see Savage popping up with a goal couldnt you? East Fife dont concede many at home mind