Tony Docherty at Aberdeen Airport previewing the trip to Cyprus.

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“We hoped Adam would be fit and gave him every chance to do that. We had him out this morning but he's just fallen short.

“It's nothing serious and he'll be back in contention for Sunday's match. He just won't make this one. But we're equipped with a squad that can go over there and in his absence get the job done.”

“Coping without your top goalscorer from any team is a big loss. But we have a squad this year that has people ready to come in and take his place.

“We carry a threat at the top end of the pitch, we have midfielders that can weigh in with goals, while we're also a goal threat from set plays.

“We would love Adam to be here but we're confident we've got the players to get the job done.

“These games are never won after the first leg. But the important thing from our previous experience in Bosnia is that we're going over there with an advantage now.

“We realise we have a difficult opponent and that we're going to have to be at our best to beat them, we need to have a game plan that we execute to a man.

“If we're organised, carry enough threat and are concentrated enough then hopefully we'll get the right result. But we know there is work to do.

“Hopefully what happened last season is a motivating factor. It wasn't a nice flight back from Maribor last year, particularly with the way we got put out.

“So we will use that to motivate the boys. We will make sure we're coming back on a happier plane looking forward to the next tie.”

“So we will use that to motivate the boys. We will make sure we're coming back on a happier plane looking forward to the next tie.”