| Last weekend’s postponed game at Ross County has been re-arranged for Saturday, March 28 — a free date because of Scotland’s World Cup qualifier against Holland at the Amsterdam Arena.
The date with the Dutch kicks off at 7.45 in the evening and, in a bid to let fans travelling to Dingwall get back in plenty of time to see the game on TV, the Dark Blues are likely to suggest to County that their First Division clash be brought forward an hour to 2 pm.
“When the game went off on Friday, it was Ross County who suggested to us that we play it next month, and my main thought was that a Saturday afternoon is by far the better option for us,” said boss Jocky Scott today.
“It’s a long journey and not one you want to be making in midweek. This way, we will go up on the Friday afternoon and have a good night’s rest before playing the game.
“Because we’ll be up there already, bringing forward the kick-off time would be no problem to us and, if it helps our fans get back down here in time to see the Scotland game, I see no reason why not — we’ll get in touch with County and see what their thoughts are.”
Of more immediate concern are the preparations for the visit of Livingston on Saturday and, while a couple of players sat out training today, Jocky could have a big squad to pick from by the end of the week.
“The main plus right now is that the training pitches are in good condition again and we are working on grass,” he added.
“After training indoors for a while, yesterday the boys looked like they needed a couple of good sessions outside.” |
