Stirling vs Cowdenbeath preview - McDonald hoping to end long wait

Interim boss Greig McDonald is hoping to finally lead Stirling against leaders Cowdenbeath after three false starts due to postponements.

Goalkeeper Sam Filler will miss out with a hand injury and defender Shaun Dillon remains absent due to an ankle knock.

McDonald, meanwhile, has ruled himself out of the top-versus-bottom clash to fully concentrate on managerial duties.

He said: "It has been frustrating that the games have been called off, but I am treating it as a blessing in disguise as it has allowed me to hold good training sessions and get my ideas across.

"It will be tough against Cowdenbeath but we showed recently against Arbroath that we can match promotion-chasing sides in this division."

Cowdenbeath player-manager Colin Cameron will choose from an unchanged squad.

The Blue Brazil currently top Division Two, while their opponents sit at the foot of the table - not that Cameron is expecting an easy day.

He said: "The Stirling players will be hurting after losing their manager and will be out to show what they can do.

"It is really important that we start the game well and getting an early goal would be fantastic as that would give us a good platform to build on.

"Arbroath and ourselves have been stuck together for weeks now and I want us to go into a crucial stage of the season where there are four games in a short period of time with three points from this game behind us."