Former Airdrie winger eyes regular Albion Rovers spot after assists help seal Scottish Cup third round spot

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Josh Tran hopes providing the two assists that helped seal Albion Rovers place in the third round of the Scottish Cup can get him a regular run in the side.The 18-year-old winger made a rare start in Saturday's 2-1 win over St Andrews after coming in to replace crocked striker Joe Bevan.And he produced the goods in the second half by laying on Niyah Joseph for the opener and then teeing up Alex McCaw for the winner that has set up a home tie with League Two Bonnyrigg Rose next month.Now with big Lowland League clashes against Cowdenbeath on Tuesday and a crunch clash with local rivals and joint-leaders Cumbernauld Colts on Saturday, Tran hopes he has done enough to convince boss Sandy Clark he should hold on to a starting spot.Tran, who joined Rovers from Monklands rivals Airdrie in the summer, said: "I'm buzzing with the assists.

It has been difficult for me so I'm just trying to get as many minutes as I can."Being an 18-year-old it is difficult to get yourself into the first team regularly, but hopefully I can kick on and do the best I can."I've started two or three games and in the other games I've come on for the last 10 or 20 minutes."I have been struggling to get a run in the team, but I'll keep persisting and chipping away."Joe has got a wee bit of an injury with his ankle, a wee bit of bruising, so the gaffer gave me the go-ahead and said I would be in."I just gave it my all."We've got two big league games coming up this week and hopefully I can start Cowdenbeath on Tuesday, keep impressing, and hopefully be in at the weekend as well."I have loved every minute of it here so far."Rovers are still playing catch-up in the Lowland League, sitting 19 points adrift of leaders East Kilbride and Colts, while also being