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Looking at our bench yesterday, we probably could have sought a postponement, as we only had 13 first team players, and only 1 was a goalkeeper. We had MacKay, Welsh, MacGregor, McAlear, McDonald and Jamieson missing altogether We don’t know which players in the squad had been affected by the virus or unable to train much. Reflecting on it and as a result of the recent challenges, I think the players were tasked with not losing and they achieved that. It was not pretty, in large part due to the conditions. We failed to use the wind to our advantage in the first half, but equally we stopped Arbroath using it to their advantage in the second. I don’t like seeing teams wasting time, and we were guilty of it yesterday, but it reflected the objective of not losing. With a fully fit squad, I’m sure we’d have been more positive in the second half. Hopefully we have a larger squad available for Saturday and they are all fully fit. On the downside, I see media speculation of the current restrictions continuing until the Spring. Hopefully that is just lazy reporting rather than anything with substance.

There will be not many teams who take 4 points from Gayfield this season. In the circumstances a good solid point. 3 points of the top with a game in hand going into the new year is OK with me.

Best centre back that I have seen since the birth of ICT

I'll take a point at Arbroath any day of the week. We'll done lad's. Happy New Year