Alan Wardlaw admits he was disappointed with “one or two” players who didn’t make the effort to turn up for training on Saturday.
And the Cambuslang Rangers gaffer has vowed the fine the culprits who let him down.
Lang enjoyed a decent session at an East Kilbride gym after their Scottish Cup tie with Dundee East Craigie was called off on Friday afternoon.
And while 14 players were keen to be put through their paces, not everyone shared their eagerness.
Alan says he won't forget the players who put in the effort, and more importantly the players who didn’t.
He said: “Billy Campbell has been away all week so I had the pleasure of putting them through two heavy sessions on Tuesday and Thursday, probably with a mind that the game would be off.
“I was toying with the idea of giving them Saturday off if we had two good sessions, but to be fair most of the players wanted to train and to keep the momentum going.
“One or two didn’t make the effort, and they will be getting fined. That’s disappointing because these guys are on the fringes and should be keen to impress. They found it a little too easy to ‘be sick’.
“I’ve no issues with those who came or with those who were off for work reasons. The ones that couldn't be bothered will be the same ones knocking on my door when they are dropped. I don’t forget these things.
“We need a good level of committment from everyone. I could have done with the day off as well but I still turned up.
“The culprits will remain between us, but trust me, they’ll know all about it when their wage packets come through.”
It was a frustrating weekend for the Lang, who will try for a third time this Saturday to get the tie played.
But with snow falling across the area and freezing temperatures forecast, Alan is doubtful they will see any action.
Despite his eagerness to get the tie completed, the gaffer is adamant the club won’t take any unnecessary risks with the Somervell pitch.
He said: “You’ll get some teams who would try and scrape the game on, but that would ruin the pitch while the park becomes a leveller from a footballing point of view.
“I’d prefer to get the game on, but only if the pitch is playable. We are more than capable of matching most teams and we want to get a wee bit of consistency, but only if the park is up to it.
“It would be a war of attrition on the park just now, it’s so heavy.
“We had a 3.30pm inspection of Friday and took the decision to cancel on the weekend just past. The pitch wasn’t playable full stop.
“If it hadn’t rained between the inspection and kick-off then we might have got it on but with the amount of rain that fell it was 100 per cent the correct decision.
“It’s frustrating because the groundsmen put in so much work but the park had been turned into a quagmire.”
Despite the match now been scheduled for this weekend, Alan is well aware that Lang could be in cold storage for some time.
And even a friendly last night (Tuesday) is under threat despite a 3G pitch thanks to the wintry conditions.
In fact, the boss admits he wouldn't be surprised if Lang had seen their last action of 2011.
He said: “I’d be surprised if we played any football before next year. We might scrape through on Tuesday but even that is under threat. If it is on it might be our last action before the turn of the year.
“We’ve got snow and frost now and they bring their own problems. Even if it stops raining you have minus temperatures so your park freezes.”
