Craig Wighton may be one of the highest-rated youngsters in the Scottish game but Brechin boss Ray McKinnon is determined to ease him in gradually at the club and not throw him in at the deep end.
City pulled off a major coup by securing the teenage Dundee striker on loan on Thursday night.
The Scotland Under-17 front man played for the Dark Blues in the Premiership last week, coming on as a substitute at Hamilton but McKinnon has cautioned not to expect too much too soon from the youngster.
He said: “We would never put too much pressure on Craig.
“He has only just returned from injury and he won’t start at Stenny. We will introduce him to the rest of the lads and bring him in gradually.
“He is a great prospect but is not the finished article and he is here to continue his development.”
While delighted to have secured Wighton, McKinnon was still fuming that his side were denied a deserved victory last week at Morton when referee Stephen Finnie awarded a controversial penalty at the death which the home side duly converted to snatch a point.
City have drawn seven league games in total this season and the Glebe gaffer is looking for his players to start turning their superiority in matches into victories.
He said: “I have looked back at the DVD of the Morton game again and I still think the penalty was a ludicrous decision.
“The referee was 25 to 30 yards away and I cannot believe he awarded a spot-kick.
“It was a real blow especially as we had been two goals up.
“It might look like a problem but to lose a goal in the last second in those circumstances was very disappointing.
“We have drawn a lot of games and if we had won them we would be right at the top of the league.
“So that’s the priority, to turn draws into victories.
“We have a fully-fit squad with the exception of Callum Tapping and I feel we are playing well.
“We just need to ensure we keep our concentration levels high for the full 90 minutes.”