Raith Rovers boss Dougie Imrie provides injury update ahead of "six pointer" v Airdrieonians
Raith Rovers boss Dougie Imrie says this Saturday’s crunch home William Championship encounter against relegation rivals Airdrieonians is “a six-pointer” and has emphasised the importance of his players staying positive.
Imrie, whose seventh-placed team go into the match three points ahead of both the ninth-placed Lanarkshire side and basement club Ross County with a game in hand, with Raith also above third-bottom Greenock Morton on goal difference having played a match less, told the Fife Free Press: “I’ve been used to fighting for my life to survive in my playing career with Hamilton every year in the Premier League.
"I don't really get fazed by it. It's part and parcel of the game, unfortunately.
"We just get on with it. I think there's a lot of negativity at the moment, which doesn't help. We have to stay positive.
"We'd probably rather be in our position than the two below, with a game in hand also. I think people forget that, but I can understand people's frustration.
"You don't want to be where we are or people think what may happen. We need the support from the stands on Saturday because it'll be massive in terms of the team that we're playing.
"They are below us, so it's a real six-pointer if you want to put that way.”
Imrie also revealed that midfield dynamo Scott Brown and striker Jack Hamilton face weeks out injured after sustaining calf strains.
And striker Paul McMullan is getting an operation on a torn meniscus in his knee next week and is out for the season.