Montrose boss Stewart Petrie has highlighted the run Stirling have embarked on as a warning that his side’s League 2 safety is still not assured.
The Gable Endies lost to Dave Mackay’s side at Links Park last week a result that extended the Binos’ unbeaten run to six games.
During that sequence of results, they have amassed 14 points and have moved from eighth to fifth, one point ahead of Montrose.
That is why Petrie is still adopting a cautious approach despite his side are still 12 points ahead of today’s opponents, bottom of the table Cowdenbeath who they will face at Central Park.
He said: “Credit to Stirling Albion last week as they deserved their win but we were lacking in ideas up front and conceded soft goals at the back.
“It was a long way back from 2-0 down but I was speaking to Dave Mackay beforehand and he said his side were playing with a lot of confidence just now.
“The goal we scored was the first they had conceded in their last four games.
“They have won all of those matches and have shot up the table which shows what can happen in this league.
“So Saturday’s game at Cowdenbeath is a huge one for us.
“They obviously have a new manager in Gary Locke and he has been in the game for a long time.
“They have picked up four points in the two games since he came in and they probably deserved to win against Elgin in midweek so we know it will be tough.
“We are in the final quarter of the season and into the nitty gritty but we have picked the lads up this week and we are going there to win.
“We will just try to pick up as many points as we can and see where it takes us – hopefully as far away as possible from the bottom of the table.”
Ryan Ferguson will miss the game through injury while Kieran McWalter is a doubt.
