The SPL champions suffered a blow when Rapid Vienna overcame Aston Villa to qualify for the group stages of the Europa league which means that Jelavic will not be able to play in Europe this season however Smith thinks that he has enough depth in attack to cope with the loss.
“It is a bit of a blow for us, I must say,” Smith said.
“Not just in terms of losing someone that we hope will do well for us in terms of goals and all-round play, but losing another jersey.
“We only have 18 lads who have played regularly in the first team, so to lose him is a blow – and Andy Webster’s ongoing injury situation as well.
“That cuts our squad down. We’ve got a decent squad but if we fall foul of injury, it may be a bit of a struggle for us.”
He added: “I don’t need someone in that position, we have plenty of cover for the forward position.
“If we have to move someone up front, then we will obviously weaken another area in terms of numbers. That could be a big problem for us.”
