Ayr boss Reid given selection headache

Posted Saturday, October 23, 2010 by PA

Ayr United have selection concerns as they host Alloa.

Dean Keenan and Ross Robertson are suspended following their dismissals against Forfar last weekend and defender Bobby Donnelly has been ruled out again through injury.

Ryan McCann is a doubt, although winger Alastair Woodburn is included and may get a place on the bench.

Somerset Park boss Brian Reid is hoping that his side show the form that saw off Livingston in their last home match as opposed to the display at Station Park last weekend when they went down 4-1.

Reid said: "We need to put that behind us and look to get a win like we did against Livingston when we play Alloa who seem to have had a very settled side all season."

Alloa boss Allan Maitland will pick from the same squad.

Midfielder Brown Ferguson and striker Stuart Noble are still not ready for a first-team return so will be absent again, with Maitland likely to keep faith with the same side that beat Airdrie last week.

Maitland said: "Ayr will come flying at us to make up for last weekend's 4-1 defeat at Forfar, our own 4-1 win over them and they will want to pick up where they left in their last home game against Livingston where they scored three times in the last 10 minutes or so."