Published: Wednesday, 3rd March, 2010 2:07pm

Bot fear burn-out

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By Alistair Neil

TALBOT boss Tommy Sloan fears his players could suffer from burn-out as they face a mounting fixture pile-up.

Sloan's men have played less games than any other team in the Premier Division and must now play half a season of football in less than three months.

The big freeze has meant the Scottish Cup holders have only played one league game in the last ELEVEN weeks.

Saturday's top of the table clash at Beith fell victim to the weather for the second weekend in a row, meaning the Beechwood Park side have only played eight league games so far this season.

On Friday Talbot gave Beith the opportunity to play the match in Auchinleck, but the offer was rejected.

With the Bot players facing the prospect of playing three games in a week, Sloan, right, fears it could hamper their title credentials.

He moaned: "Asking part time players to play to the same level with only one or two days rest in between games is very difficult."

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