Celtic B clash leaves Albion Rovers boss concerned about lack of goals in his side

Sandy Clark admits his biggest concern from Friday night’s defeat to Celtic B was Albion Rovers’ failure to find the back of the net.

The Cliftonhill side drew a blank for the third game running, having lost on penalties to Shotts in the South Challenge Cup last week after a 0-0 draw and losing 2-0 at Berwick Rangers in their last league outing.

Celtic B eased to victory at Airdrie’s Excelsior Stadium with first half goals from Rhys Dargie and Daniel Cummings followed by a Lewis Dobbie double after the break.

The result leaves Rovers seventh in the Lowland League and 10 points off leaders East Kilbride, having played a game more, and after three defeats on the spin, Clark admits the lack of goals is troubling.

He said: “Celtic were the better team, they were way ahead of us in lots of ways. We were a couple of players short through injury [Lucas McCormack] and suspension [Adam Fernie and Dom McMahon], but everything kind of suited Celtic on Friday night.

“While we looked a threat at times, we didn’t trouble their goalkeeper enough.

“That is a bit of a concern for me right now because that is three games in a row that we haven’t scored.

“We were a danger at set-pieces and there were a couple of phases of play where it looked like we might get something, but I know the frailties in our team and we do lack a bit of quality at times to finish off some good moves.

“That is the same with a lot of teams at this level.

“The guys do give it their best shot so I can’t complain about them from that aspect.

“Sometimes you’ve just got to take the result on the chin and Celtic, once they got in front, showed a lot of quality.”

He added: “You always learn from these games. There were some players who let themselves