Michael McIndoe: 'Edinburgh City are ready for whoever we face'
Edinburgh City boss Michael McIndoe insists his side will be difficult to overcome in the relegation play-off fixtures next month.
The Citizens 2-0 loss to Clyde at Meadowbank confirmed the Capital side will finish bottom of League Two and now must fight for their SPFL future.
Brora Rangers were crowned Highland League champions on Saturday, while Linlithgow Rose are now favourites to take the Lowland League title with one round of fixtures remaining. The winner of the Lowland League will face off against Brora over two legs for the right to face City for a place in Scottish football's fourth tier next season.
City were unable to recover from the 15-point deduction for an insolvency event in August, but McIndoe is confident his players will see the job through.
"Anyone that has done well enough in their respective leagues from both the Highland and Lowland Leagues will be welcoming, both home and away," he said. "Congratulations to Brora Rangers who have won the Highland League so well done to them. But any team that come and plays us they're going to face a game, I can guarantee them. We're a good side. We all know why where we are this year, but we don't take anything for granted, and we'll respect any opponent we have to play on May 9 and 16. We'll be giving them a game, I promise you that."
Elsewhere, Spartans failed to capitalise on leaders East Kilbride's slip up at Forfar as they too lost 2-1 at home to Stranraer.
Dougie Samuel's men remain a point behind the South Lanarkshire men with just three fixtures remaining.
Meanwhile, Bonnyrigg Rose require a miracle if they are to win the Lowland League title and earn promotion at the first time of asking.
They must inflict an 11-goal defeat on leaders Linlithgow Rose and hope Clydebank fail to beat Caledonian Braves if they are to finish on top.
Speaking after the 2-2 draw with Broxburn Athletic, manager Jonny Stewart said: "We've let ourselves down, the supporters, and it's probably the story of our season. You need to be on it every single week. This was a must-win game and we gave them two goals of a start."