Bonnyrigg v Albion Rovers: Cliftonhill boss aims to keep up good record against Rose to boost survival bid

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Brian Reid says Albion Rovers must start the new year right to get their SPFL survival bid back on track.The Cliftonhill side have lost their last three League Two matches on the bounce and their latest defeat, which came on Hogmanay at home to Dumbarton, has kept them rock bottom of the table as they prepare to first foot Bonnyrigg Rose on Saturday.With the side finishing bottom facing a play-off with the winner of the Highland or Lowland League play-off at the end of the season, Rovers do not want to be involved in that shootout and will need to do all they can over the coming weeks and months to escape 10th spot.Rovers have beaten Rose in both of their previous meetings this season and Reid will be hoping that trend continues when they visit New Dundas Park, aiming to gain ground on Forfar and Stenhousemuir above them in the standings.A 2-0 win on the road in August was followed by a 2-1 victory at home in October and Reid added: “We’ve beaten them twice already so we should be confident.“Bonnyrigg is never an easy place to go but we really need to go there and get a result because we need to start winning games to get ourselves out of the position we are in.“We are expecting a tough game.

They are a big strong team. But if we play the way we have been and take our chances this time, then we’ll certainly give ourselves the opportunity to win the game.“If we don’t take our chances, we’ll be asking for trouble."We are having a sticky patch but we need to start winning games to get out of the position we are in." On Monday night Rovers strengthened their squad with the addition of striker Joe Bevan from Camelon Juniors.But Rovers have parted company with winger Amaury Testa in the past week.The 24-year-old Frenchman made