Wishaw boss David Dunn admits he was blissful to take a degree from their West of Scotland Second Division opener away to St Anthony's after a nightmare build-up.
The Beltane Park facet had been lacking a number of key gamers resulting from accidents and absences, however their plans had been thrown into actual turmoil simply 20 minutes earlier than kick-off when star striker Kieran Brannan pulled up within the warm-up.
The Wishy hitman had been fighting a calf drawback in pre-season and handed a health check earlier than the sport.
Nonetheless, he was unable to begin the match and Wishaw went on to attract the sport 1-1 when twenty eighth minute strike cancelled out Ged Dodds' opener for the hosts.
Dunn stated: "We wish to win video games however once I look again on all the pieces that went on, with an eventful week and gamers lacking, it was a very good level.
"It might have gone both approach as a result of we each had probabilities to win it so I am fairly pleased with a degree.
"We misplaced Kieran Brannan within the warm-up on Saturday, which was an enormous blow to us.
"He hadn't skilled for a few weeks however he handed a health check. We thought he was going to be okay however he pulled up 20 minutes earlier than kick-off so we had been pressured right into a reshuffle.
"It wasn't very best.
"We had been nonetheless lacking 4 or 5 gamers, however the boys did properly contemplating all that went on.
"You do not wish to get beat on the primary day but when I'm being essential it's in all probability the worst we have performed to date.
"In pre-season we have been wonderful - and I do know pre-season video games are completely completely different - so it was a bit disappointing.
"I felt we might have performed rather a lot higher in lots of features, however the boys know that.
"The great factor is I've received lots of boys coming again this week so there will probably be competitors for locations once more.
"Aiden Ward, Josh Dean and Scott Nicol are all again and we'll simply must see how Kieran is."
Wishaw now welcome Renfrew to the Beltane on Saturday for his or her first dwelling sport of the season and Dunn says it is crucial they make it intimidating for his or her opponents this time period, in what will probably be a aggressive division.
He added: "I believe this league goes to be very tight.
"Numerous groups will beat one another so I believe we have to flip our place right into a fortress.
"It's tough going away from dwelling as a result of there's lots of exhausting locations to go on this league.
"We have to take as many factors at dwelling as we are able to to provide ourselves an opportunity of ending excessive up the desk."
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