Brian Reid hopes to have four of his eight injured Albion Rovers stars back for Saturday’s clash at home to Elgin City.The Cliftonhill boss was without a large contingent for their defeat at Forfar on December 3 and, having had a week off due to the SPFL Trust Trophy over the weekend, he is confident he will be able to select a stronger side for their League Two clash.Sean Fagan, Liam Fagan, Michael Paton, Devan McColl, Callum Wilson, Ayrton Sonkur, Chris Smith and Max Wright were also missing last time out and Reid said: “Sean has had an operation on his knee and it will probably be January before he is back, the same for Michael Paton.“Liam is away to get a scan because we are not sure what his injury is, while Max Wright is out with an ankle injury and is still out.“But Callum Wilson should be okay, he had a dead leg, and Ayrton Sonkur should be okay after feeling his hamstring a bit tight.“Devan McColl and Chris Smith should be okay for Elgin as well, fingers crossed, but that’s still four players missing.“We had this situation last season so we are due a bit of luck in terms of keeping people fit.“It’s difficult when you have a small squad.

We just need to get on with it.”Elgin are sitting third in the table, five places above Rovers and eight points ahead.However, Rovers have held leaders Dumbarton and second place Stirling Albion to draws already this term, so Reid insists his side are more than capable of grabbing a result as they aim to extend their one-point gap from bottom sides Bonnyrigg Rose and Forfar.He added: “There is no one outstanding team in this division.

On your day, anyone can beat anyone.“We should have beaten Dumbarton, who are top of the league. We should have beaten Stirling Albion, who were

Albion Rovers boss hopes for injury boost ahead of Elgin City clash

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