Calendar An icon of a desk calendar. Cancel An icon of a circle with a diagonal line across. Caret An icon of a block arrow pointing to the right. Email An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of the Facebook "f" mark. Google An icon of the Google "G" mark. Linked In An icon of the Linked In "in" mark. Logout An icon representing logout. Profile An icon that resembles human head and shoulders. Telephone An icon of a traditional telephone receiver. Tick An icon of a tick mark. Is Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes. Is Not Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes with a diagonal line through it. Pause Icon A two-lined pause icon for stopping interactions. Quote Mark A opening quote mark. Quote Mark A closing quote mark. Arrow An icon of an arrow. Folder An icon of a paper folder. Breaking An icon of an exclamation mark on a circular background. Camera An icon of a digital camera. Caret An icon of a caret arrow. Clock An icon of a clock face. Close An icon of the an X shape. Close Icon An icon used to represent where to interact to collapse or dismiss a component Comment An icon of a speech bubble. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Ellipsis An icon of 3 horizontal dots. Envelope An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. Camera An icon of a digital camera. Home An icon of a house. Instagram An icon of the Instagram logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. Magnifying Glass An icon of a magnifying glass. Search Icon A magnifying glass icon that is used to represent the function of searching. Menu An icon of 3 horizontal lines. Hamburger Menu Icon An icon used to represent a collapsed menu. Next An icon of an arrow pointing to the right. Notice An explanation mark centred inside a circle. Previous An icon of an arrow pointing to the left. Rating An icon of a star. Tag An icon of a tag. Twitter An icon of the Twitter logo. Video Camera An icon of a video camera shape. Speech Bubble Icon A icon displaying a speech bubble WhatsApp An icon of the WhatsApp logo. Information An icon of an information logo. Plus A mathematical 'plus' symbol. Duration An icon indicating Time. Success Tick An icon of a green tick. Success Tick Timeout An icon of a greyed out success tick. Loading Spinner An icon of a loading spinner. Facebook Messenger An icon of the facebook messenger app logo. Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. Facebook Messenger An icon of the Twitter app logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. WhatsApp Messenger An icon of the Whatsapp messenger app logo. Email An icon of an mail envelope. Copy link A decentered black square over a white square.

Confident Aberdeenshire to take on Falkirk

Aberdeenshire captain James Paterson
Aberdeenshire captain James Paterson

Aberdeenshire take confidence to Falkirk in National League 2 knowing that their run of five consecutive wins has put them on the fringes of the promotion race.

Shire captain James Paterson said: “We have developed a winning culture thanks to the positive environment our coaches have created but we will be fully tested at Falkirk, who are fourth in a tightly contested promotion chase.

“A win at Sunnyside would take us to within touching distance of them and, after their defeat at Hamilton last week, they might just be feeling a little vulnerable.

Coach Alex Duncan agrees his in-form squad is well prepared for the challenge of Falkirk.

He said: “They are an aspiring club and will fancy their chances of going up but we are a healthy, happy and hungry squad and we will relish what is now our biggest test of the season. It will certainly test our resolve and not least our discipline. We must stay focused and not give away silly tries.”

Shire field their strongest side of the campaign, including a return for prop Barney Henderson and winger and vice-captain Ian Downie, who takes the place of Iain Redmond, who drops to the bench.

There is a first start of the season for lock Brad Fraser, while the back row is juggled around to accommodate Matt McCall in the number eight slot. Cameron Simpson and teenager Matthew Emmison will flank for the in-form Shire.

Much will depend on Shire’s ability to get good quality ball to their vaunted back three and to Jonty Gray, who pulverised Ardrossan Accies last week with his pace and elusive running, setting up opportunities all over the pitch.