East Fife manager Gary Naysmith admits he has been frustrated on two fronts of late as the club aims to get back into the promotion play-off picture.
Naysmith has been keen to bolster his squad in the transfer window but revealed yesterday that the various avenues he has been exploring have yet to bear fruit, apart from bringing Dunfermline defender Jonathan Page back to Bayview.
But equally as perturbing has been the Fifers’ enforced lay off due to the weather, with tomorrow’s home game at East Stirling looking touch and go to go ahead.
“I have to be honest with you and say it’s doubtful,” he told Courier Sport.
“The pitch has been unplayable since last Saturday and I was sent a video by the groundsman and you couldn’t get a sharp knife through it.
“So hopefully it thaws out a bit and we manage to get a game on because we need to get back playing.
“We had to cancel a friendly against Kelty Hearts on Tuesday night and if this game’s off at the weekend then we’ll try to organise another friendly next Tuesday, but it is difficult.
“I need a game, the club needs a game for some money to come in, so I’m sure we’ll be making every effort to get the match on.”
On the transfer front, Naysmith revealed he is keen to add at least a midfielder and a striker to his pool although it has been a difficult process thus far.
“The problem is we’re waiting on other teams getting back to us, and often the players we’re going for have teams from the higher leagues in for them as well so they want to try and explore that option first,” he explained.
“I can fully understand that, but it has been frustrating.
“If we can’t get definite answers in the next few days then we’ll have to move on because the window is closing soon and we’ve been waiting on certain players for a while now.”
Striker Jon McShane departed for Stranraer earlier in the window, and Naysmith confirmed that both Ross Campbell and Ewan Moyes have been made available for loan or permanent transfer.
“The finances at the club are very tight so I need to try and generate some money from somewhere,” he concluded.
“Jon going to Stranraer freed up some money and players who have not maybe featured as much as they have wanted have the opportunity to go out on loan or move on.”