By Gary McKenzie
August 2 2002

New striker, Ian Gilzean, has picked up a knee injury which keeps him out of Saturday's league opener against East Stirlingshire. Ferguson & Craig are also out. New striker, Ian Gilzean, has picked up a knee injury which keeps him out of Saturday's league opener against East Stirlingshire. Ferguson (suspended) & Craig are also out, according to Teletext.

Montrose won three out of four against the Shire last season and won the corresponding fixture 1-0 with a goal from Steven Stewart. The last encounter of the season against them also saw Moray Leask's first league goal for the club.