Stenhousemuir boss Gary Naysmith says he is looking at the bigger picture after his side missed out on the chance to go level on points with Scottish League One leaders Inverness Caley Thistle.

The Warriors beat the Highlanders 1-0 last weekend at Ochilview to close the gap at the top, and the full-timers then lost 2-1 away to Montrose on Saturday, but Stenny could only pick up a point on their travels at Alloa Athletic despite having the best of the chances at the Indodrill.

Former Scotland full-back Naysmith admitted that he felt a “little bit of frustration” after the 0-0 draw but that a point and a clean sheet against Andy Graham’s outfit was a decent result – especially considering the Warriors’ injury woes.

Part-time Stenny have impressed again this season despite having a number of key players out for lengthy spells. They could only name three outfield players on the bench last Saturday, with the likes of star winger Euan O’Reilly missing out.

Stenhousemuir gaffer Gary Naysmith was left ‘a little frustrated’ after his side’s 0-0 draw away to Alloa Athletic last Saturday (Photo: Michael Gillen)

placeholder image — Stenhousemuir gaffer Gary Naysmith was left ‘a little frustrated’ after his side’s 0-0 draw away to Alloa Athletic last Saturday (Photo: Michael Gillen)

“A point away from home against Alloa is always going to be a good point,” Naysmith explained. “But there is a little bit of frustration that we didn’t manage to get the three points. We had three really good chances.

"Two of them came early on and we had to really take at least one them. In the second half, Alloa had a strong spell but Meeks (Ross) has had the best chance with header that hit the post. You’d expect him to score that normally.

"The bigger picture is that we’ve played Alloa and Inverness in the past two games and managed to pick up four points and two clean sheets. You have to take the positives from that. The lads are doing a lot of things right.”

Ahead of Saturday’s home match against third-placed Queen of the South, the boss did have some good news regarding his squad with the likes of O’Reilly set to return alongside a handful of others.

Assessing his squad, he said: “It was great to have Scott McGill back. He played 15-20 minutes more than he should have but he came through okay. We had Nicky (Jamieson) back too which was brilliant. That’s a bonus.

"Leyton Grant will be back this Saturday from suspension and Euan (O’Reilly) should be back in the squad too. Finlay Gray may be available too.”