City make the journey up to Victoria Park tomorrow afternoon for a crucial Highland League fixture against Buckie Thistle.

Patrick Cregg's side will be aiming to preserve their unbeaten status in the league so far but will know that record will be put to the test against the defending Champions.

TEAM NEWS
City will continue to be without the services of Ryan Ferguson however the rest of the squad will be available for selection.

MANAGERS COMMENTS
Reflecting on the victory over Deveronvale in midweek, Manager Patrick Cregg commented, "I thought in patches we were really good but it was a tough game - at 1-0 Deveronvale had a couple of really good moments and fortunately Lenny has managed to make a good save. We didn't have everything our own way and we needed Lenny to have that moment. They asked us questions and at times we got stuck so it was a good learning curve for the group.

"Even before we scored I felt we should have had one or two goals but they gave us a real game and were good in transitions. It wouldn't have been unfair if we had gone in at half time a few goals up even though it wasn't quite as dominant as previous performances.

"Overall I am happy with the lads - that's two big wins this week and a clean sheet. Every performance isn't going to be crisp, clean and fluid, it's extremely difficult to do that consistently. Sometimes what you need to do is find a way to win and that's what we managed to do. In the end I felt it was a comfortable win and once we got the second goal I felt we could have possibly got another.

"Craig Tosh looked very lively when he came on and good for Ruari Henry to get minutes as well and he's been a really good find and he'll continue to grow."

Looking ahead to tomorrow's match against Buckie Thistle, Patrick added, "This is a game that we're really looking forward to - they're obviously the league champions and we're top of the table at the moment so it's a good advert for the league. The lads are very appreciative of the support that we've had and that will be very important on Saturday.

ADMISSION INFORMATION
Tomorrow’s fixture at Victoria Park kicks off at 3pm. Admission prices are £10 for adults and £5 for concessions (over 65 & under 16)

SUPPORTERS TRAVEL
Brechin City Supporters’ Club are running buses to the game which will leave St Ninians Square at 11am. To book your seat, please text 07740 856565.

A reminder that the Supporters' Club have introduced an offer where anyone booking a seat on the Supporters' Club bus to Buckie tomorrow will be entitled to travel to the away fixture against Banks O’ Dee on 18th September for just £1!

MATCH OFFICIALS
The match referee tomorrow afternoon will be Lewis Brown, assisted by Will Adam and Douglas Tucker.

LAST TIME OUT
Both sides came away with victories in midweek with City winning 2-0 at home to Deveronvale whilst Buckie ran out 8-2 winners over bottom side Strathspey Thistle at Victoria Park.

PREVIOUS MEETING
Buckie Thistle 2-1 Brechin City - 27 March 2024
City gave up valuable ground in the Highland League title race last season as they went down narrowly to the Jags at Victoria Park back in March. A fine run and finish from Ewan Loudon had given City the advantage at the break but second half goals from Max Barry and Jack Murray earned all 3 points for the home side.