Our winning run has been achieved with the same team starting each of the three games. While it would be nice to go with the same side tomorrow, it's unlikely as Jim Hamilton is struggling with a knock. Billy Mehmet would be the ideal replacement for the big striker, but he doesn't seem to put himself about as much as the veteran or be quite as big a thug. Someone with Hamilton's experience and presence could cause Hamilton's youngsters a whole host of problems, but it looks like he'll be missing.
Fortunately, the rest of the side should stay the same. It's anyone's guess why we've suddenly gone on a winning run. We play with no wingers, we're without Will Haining and Gary Mason and we've had a strikeforce out that most fans wouldn't have dreamed of playing. Yet we've won three games on the spin, scored five goals and conceded just one. How strange! If we could keep it going for another two games it would be the ideal way to leave Love Street.
The injury situation tomorrow is the same as it's been for the last few weeks, with the addition of Hamilton. Haining, Steven Robb, Tonet and Stephen O'Donnell will all be in the stand through various injury problems, although should be getting close to physical fitness of not match fitness.
Hamilton will be on a high at the moment, despite being bottom of the league, after beating local rivals Motherwell last week. They have a team full of youngsters, with players such as James McArthur and James McCarthy products of their own youth system. They are mixed in with experienced pros such as Mark McLaughlin and Simon Mensing, and it should be no surprise to anyone that they have given a good account of themselves in the SPL so far, despite their league position. Fortunately for us, former Saint Mark Corcoran is injured for several months and won't be able to inflict misery on us tomorrow.
The chances of us winning a fourth successive game are pretty slim, but I think we'll do it. It would start Love Street's final week in style and allow us to extend our lead over the bottom side.