Keith hold the key to Wick Academy's fate
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Despite struggling to overcome a stubborn Lossiemouth side, Davie Kirkwood’s men turned on the style in the final 30 minutes to record a 3-0 win.
The Scorries showed no signs of fatigue two days later as they put five past a weakened Huntly on Monday night to extend their unbeaten home record to 11 matches.
Wick’s fate is not yet in their own hands, as a lot will depend on the result tonight between champions Forres Mechanics and Keith at Mosset Park.
But Kirkwood said all they can do is concentrate on their own performances and he praised his side for achieving maximum points in its two latest matches.
“The most important game for us this week is what happens between Forres Mechanics and Keith,” he said.
“The result of that game will dictate what kind of team I put out on Saturday. If it is a draw then I will field the same sort of team as I did against Huntly.
“Forres won the title last weekend, but knowing Charlie Rowley they will have a professional outlook on the game and will be going out for the win as they don’t want to be turned over by Keith.”
Despite Huntly having a lot of key players out, Kirkwood said they still put up a tough test against his side and that Wick could only beat what was in front of them.
He thought Michael Clark’s dangerous tackle on Sam Mackay merited a red card but said the young opposition could take a lot of credit out of the match.
“It might have been a young team out there but they were a group of players who wanted to catch their manager’s eye in a push for the first team next season.
“It was a definite red card, however, as the defender made no attempt to play for the ball and clearly went for Mackay’s shins.”
Defender Clark felt he did not merit being sent off, saying his tackle was not intentional. He did say his side was well beaten by a better team but it was a good experience for a lot of the young players.
“I thought the referee was harsh sending me off for what he thought was a dangerous tackle, but he can only act on what he saw and you just have to get on with it,” he commented. “We didn’t have a lot of first-team players available and a lot of young boys were drafted in it at the last minute.
“I thought that they coped well, with it being a good experience for everyone involved.”
