Albion Rovers' late collapse to Annan Athletic 'very sore' for boss Brian Reid

Brian Reid admits Albion Rovers’ late collapse against Annan was a “very sore one”, as they were unable to back up their midweek win over Elgin City in their push for safety in League Two.

Rovers looked like heading for a vital point on Saturday over a side sitting third in the table, but Josh Galloway and Tommy Muir struck in the final seven minutes to inflict a 13th defeat of the season on the unlucky Cliftonhill side.

They went into the clash on a high after a thumping 3-0 win over Elgin last Tuesday night, but they were missing a number of key players, including star man Charlie Reilly.

Reid refused to blame that for the result and said those who came into the side needed to show more composure after a couple of early chances came back to haunt them.

“It was a very sore one to take,” admitted the Rovers gaffer, whose side are second bottom of the table and four points clear of Bonnyrigg.

“We were well in the game and we were probably the better team in the second half.

“We started on the front foot then it looked like it was just going to peter out, with neither really creating much.

“We had a great chance in the first half when their goalie pulls off a great save from Joe Bevan one-on-one and Adam Fernie had a great chance with a one-on-one as well, blasting the ball over the bar when you are looking for a wee bit of composure.

“Our goalkeeper has not really had a save to make but he ends up picking the ball out of the net twice in the last seven minutes.

“It’s a big disappointment because the least we should be coming away with is a point - and we’ve come away with nothing.

“But, as I said to the players, we can’t rely on one guy like Charlie Reilly. We need them to step up.

“We did create a few chances but we’ve