Albion Rovers to announce new signing as boss bemoans 'Groundhog Day' in Dumbarton defeat

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Albion Rovers boss Brian Reid says their recent run in League Two is like starring in the movie 'Groundhog Day' as the same mistakes keep repeating themselves.But he hopes to remedy his side's lack of a clinical edge in front of goal with a new striker in the coming days.The Cliftonhill gaffer felt his side dominated Dumbarton for the third time this season, only to end up on the wrong end of a 1-0 scoreline after Ally Love's 70th minute strike.It's now four defeats on the spin for Rovers in all competitions as they prop up the League Two table and Reid has been left feeling like Bill Murray in the 1993 flick.He reckons their season so far was on repeat as they failed to convert their chances into victories once again and Reid, whose side remain two points adrift of ninth-place Forfar heading into 2023, groaned: "We haven't got what we deserved from the game and I've lost count how many times I've said that this season."It was Groundhog Day and we are the ones starring in the movie."It's another game where we should take three points and we don't.

They've hardly had a shot on target and yet they go away with a 1-0 victory so we are disappointed."That's three times we've played Dumbarton this season and we've taken one point when we should have had nine, without a word of a lie."But we've said things like that all season and I am fed up saying it - we are not clinical in front of goal."We are lacking in confidence and decision making in the final third is costing us."And, of course, we get sucker-punched by a break away goal out of nothing."I'd have been disappointed with a 0-0 never mind a 1-0 defeat, but I've said that a few times this season as well."It's bitterly disappointing."We are in a position where we need to