McManus misses out again
Posted Sunday, January 02, 2011 by PA
Falkirk manager Steven Pressley will be without striker Tam McManus for the home clash with Stirling Albion.
Pressley has several players nursing bumps and bruises following their return to action in midweek after a near seven-week lay-off, but is expected to list the same squad that drew with Raith, with only McManus unavailable.
Pressley said: "We did the dirty side of the game well against Raith in that everyone worked really hard and closed down their opponents well.
"Defensively we were good, but we need to show a bit more in the top half of the pitch.
"Stirling will look to hit us on the break and thankfully our fitness levels looked good the other night and that will allow us to cope with that approach."
Stirling's plans for have been thrown into disarray by two long-term injuries and a virus that has left manager John O'Neill without a total 12 first-team players.
The Scottish Football League have rejected a plea to have the game postponed, despite Albion missing injured pair Ross Forsyth and Martyn Corrigan.
Chris Aitken, Brian Allison, Scott Buist, Andy Gibson, Michael Mullen, Greg McDonald, Scott Robertson and Nathan Taggart are all suffering from illness, with Ryan Borris having suspected Swine Flu.
O'Neill, forced to find new players for the game, said: "The guys have been floored by the virus and I will not be able to start thinking about a formation or personnel until Sunday lunch-time at the earliest."
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