WHILE the attention of many is focused on Celtic's efforts to obtain
the services of Lou Macari, second division Cowdenbeath are having
similar problems after having appointed John Reilly as their manager
earlier this week.
Former Dundee United and Motherwell striker Reilly is under contract
to the end of this month as a player with East Fife, who have banned him
even from visiting Central Park today.
He has sought the help of the Scottish Professional Footballers'
Association to resolve the matter but, meantime, former Rangers and
Motherwell player, Bobby Russell, who has been appointed assistant to
Reilly, will take charge.
Russell would have preferred to stay on the sidelines as Cowden take
on Queen of the South but the absence of Colin Harris, with a back
strain, and Paul Hunter, with flu, may persuade him that his services
are needed on the field.
Cowden are trying to end a run of 27 league games (29 in all
competitions) since they last won at Central Park, whereas Queens are
unbeaten away from home and the only doubt that manager Billy McLaren
might have is that the last visiting team to lose at Cowdenbeath were .
. . Queen of the South.
Equally troubled are Queen's Park, bottom of the league and hammered
6-0 at Berwick last week.
Coach Eddie Hunter said: ''I still have one or two injury problems and
cannot make many changes -- I just don't have ready-made replacements.
Last Saturday is over and done with, and I can't be too hard on
youngsters who are new to senior football.''
Experienced defender Graeme Elder and new striker Brian McPhee may be
back after injury for the Spiders' home game against East Stirlingshire,
who gained their first away win -- at Cowdenbeath (where else?) -- last
week.
Alloa, having acquired three new front players who all featured in
their 3-0 win at Forfar last week, will hope to demonstrate that
improved firepower again when they return to Angus.
This time they visit Danny McGrain's Arbroath, who gained a first away
win last week at Albion Rovers.
Forfar hope to get back on the rails and manager Tommy Campbell signed
Scott Kopel from Brechin during the week. He is likely to play today at
Stenhousemuir, where Forfar already have lost 3-1 this season in the
league cup.
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