Livingston skipper Ryan McGowan could miss the club\u2019s home clash with Rangers in the William Hill Premiership on Sunday (kick-off 15.00).<\/p>\n
And boss David Martindale (pictured) has other injury worries ahead of the clash at the Home of the Set Fare Arena.<\/p>\n
McGowan and goalkeeper Jerome Prior are \u201cfundamental\u201d, he said, to the club nicknamed The Lions, but Martindale promised fans that his men will \u201chave a go\u201d against the under-pressure Govan side.<\/p>\n
He also wants to capitalise on Rangers lack of preparation time following the Glasgow outfit\u2019s European game on Thursday and he is determined to use that to his advantage.<\/p>\n
Martindale told a media briefing that he was disappointed in losing 3-2 at Dundee last Saturday, after battling back to level at 2-2, following a controversial late penalty award. \u00a0<\/p>\n
He said: \u201cWe are really disappointed (at losing at Dens Park). We paper over the cracks and try to look for the positives, but there are not a lot of positives in there, if I am honest.<\/p>\n
\u201cA last minute goal against Hearts and a last minute goal on Saturday, two points and we would have been sitting third in the league close of play at 5pm on Saturday.\u201d<\/p>\n
Martindale was not pleased with the overall play of his men at Dens Park and declared: \u201cUp until the second goal I was really disappointed as a group, myself included.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe dominated possession and never did anything with it, a wee bit passive, and the two goals we lost were really poor. We touched on that in training. It was not like us.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Livi boss said he was not making excuses, but the loss of McGowan, who reported unwell 24-hours before the game, was a big blow and he did not have any real time to work on a replacement.<\/p>\n
Shane Blaney stepped in, a man who has not played a full 90 minutes since early February, and he added: \u201cIt is hard to get a like-for-like starting eleven in every position, if I am honest.\u201d<\/p>\n
The straight-talking manager, looking ahead to the visit of Russell Martin\u2019s men, added: \u201cDefence is key every game, that is not what I am really focused on. All over the park we need to be really good, we have to be really strong. We have to be at the top of our game.<\/p>\n
\u201cI do not really care what team it is coming to Livingston, we will have a go.\u201d \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n