Queen of the South boss breathes sigh of relief after Stirling Albion draw
dailyrecord.co.ukManager Marvin Bartley heaved a sigh of relief as Queen of the South held out for a vital point at Stirling Albion in a nerve shredding finish.
The goal less draw at Forthbank came after a fraught 90 minutes featuring a fine goalkeeping display by Harry Stone. And a great late defensive tackle by Paul McKay also prompted praise from the Palmerston boss.
Bartley said: “I think Paul’s been a revelation recently, he really has. “First, he goes in as a central midfielder and he has to come back to a centre half.
I think he’s been brilliant playing in the middle of the three and that tackle was absolutely fantastic and worth the point. “If he doesn’t make the tackle, then you’re asking Harry Stone to pull off a safe from real close. “He actually gets hurt doing it, but we said to them it is going to be one of those games when you have to put your body on the line. “I’m not interested in people not going to tackle, so the second half was a lot more physical, but we stood up to it.” Queens went into the game three points ahead of struggling Stirling, who sit in the relegation play-off place, and knew that a win would all but secure their safety in League One.
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