| His motto is that Saints should take three points from all their home games and that’s what he’s looking for when QOS come calling in the First Division tomorrow.
Former Dundee United team boss Ian McCall is in charge at QOS and he’ll meet up again with Owen tomorrow, the pair of them being well acquainted.
But Owen is looking to put one over Ian and, with his players again having no day off this week, Owen will be looking for a repeat of the form that saw Saints win 4-1 away to Brechin City last Saturday.
Goran Stanic may be restored to the left-back berth after missing the Brechin match due to a groin injury, but that is likely to be Saints’ only change.
With leaders St Mirren to be faced at Paisley a week tomorrow, it’s imperative that Saints keep the pressure on the Buddies — and that’s what they are endeavouring to do tomorrow.
Brechin will need all the resilience they can muster if they are to survive into the New Year with a hope of avoiding relegation.
They welcome fourth-top Hamilton Accies with manager Ian Campbell still looking for his first league win after 17 matches, but he believes his players can still turn round their season.
The injury list that has plagued selection is diminishing with Steve Ferguson and Alex Burns back in contention, leaving only Steve Hampshire on the sidelines with a foot injury.
Among the selection options Campbell is pondering is whether John Hillcoat should retain his place after he stepped in for the suspended Craig Nelson.
City lost heavily to St Johnstone last week, but in the three previous matches they had showed the kind of commitment that hinted at a happier second half to the season. That spirit has to be rediscovered quickly. |
