| Decision No. 1 is whether or not new signing Jon Boggan should be handed his debut from the start. No. 2 regards how big a role fit-again striker Bryan Deasley is ready for.
Liverpudlian Boggan has been fixed up on amateur terms and Alex is pleased with the extra options he gives in the middle of the park.
“We are not too bad for choice at the back, especially with big Gary McKenzie probably just a couple of weeks away from fitness, and we have a few to pick from in wide positions, but we have been short in central areas,” he said.
“Jon is a sitting type of player in the middle and looks comfortable in there. I’ve had a good look at him in training and now it’s just a matter of deciding if I want to change things a bit so I can include him.”
With Deasley, after more than a month of ankle and hamstring problems, it is a question of whether or not the teenager is fit enough to play the majority of the game.
If he is, it would solve the problem of Derek Lyle’s absence for the final game of his three-match suspension.
“Deasley is lively and has good movement, and that’s what we will be looking for tomorrow. He did well at St Johnstone the other night and we’d like to have him in, so, if he is feeling OK, he will be in my thoughts.”
The Jags only trail division leaders St Johnstone on goal difference and Alex has not forgotten Dick Campbell’s team gave his men a bloody nose at the start of the campaign with league and CIS Cup wins over them in the space of four days.
“Thistle were impressive against us at a time when we were missing a few of our senior men. Most of them have been back recently and our results have improved. This is a chance to show them the real us.
“They play good football and have done well to get up to the top of the table, but we are going there looking for three points.” |
