Duo missing for County

Posted Saturday, April 24, 2010 by PA

Ross County will be without Paul Lawson and Steven Craig for the visit of Partick Thistle.

Midfielder Lawson and striker Craig have both been ruled out due to knocks, so manager Derek Adams will not have the luxury of rotating his squad of 18 players much.

But Adams is delighted that his side are back on home soil after a run of four successive away fixtures and he is looking for a maximum three-point haul against the Glasgow side.

He said: "I am glad to be at home after a number of long journeys. We have been able to settle things down this week after a hectic spell, but we have another busy spell looming with trips to Ayr United and Raith Rovers before we can even think about the Scottish Cup Final."

Partick will be without defender Alan Archibald and striker Liam Buchanan.

Paul Paton, Paul Cairney, Ryan Conroy and Patrick Boyle are rated doubtful and could also miss out for Thistle, so youngsters Ross McGeough, Ryan McBeth and Kieran Burns have all been included.

The Jags have only scored in one of their last nine games, when they won 2-1 at Dunfermline, and that disappointing run has left stand-in assistant boss Ian Maxwell feeling frustrated.

He said: "We have good strikers at the club and make good chances but it simply has not happened. It has been going on for so long now that everyone is getting really nervous and that probably makes things worse."