Glenmavis Diamond
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A definite winnable game, one we really should and need to win if we've aspirations of promotion.
We've strengthened our team, Peterhead have 8 players out. It sounds straightforward enough.
But this is Airdrie after all. Nothing is ever straightforward.....
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16 hours ago, airdrieman said:
With Falkirk playing Montrose and Cove playing Thistle this is genuinely a huge game for us. Could move to second and/or be two points off the top with a game in hand if we win, among other permutations. Without being disrespectful this is a game we should be winning if we have any ambitions of achieving promotion. I don't know how we'll line up but I'd like to see us go with something like:
Currie
P. McKay Fordyce Crighton McCann
Sabatini Turner
Robert Carrick Connell
Gallagher
Subs: Mbayo, Ritchie, J. McKay, Roy, McNeil.
I think that's probably close to what we'll go for though I wouldn't be surprised to see any of Walker, Ritchie or Jack McKay feature. Feeling more optimistic about the rest of the season after the signing of Turner, as is everyone I think. Hopefully we can turn that optimism into a win tomorrow and a bit of momentum.
You've the wrong McKay at right back....
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1 hour ago, Passionate said:
I am surprised you haven't realized this before,Murray is just a patsy, he is working under a dictatorship with no control over signings, has no backroom team of his own and his hands are tied. That said we should still be beating Edinburgh although to be fair they have outplayed us twice away from home so it isn't a fluke.....
Then he's a bigger fucking idiot than I thought. If he's willing to work that way he clearly has no values or respect for himself.
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Absolute shite bag performance today from that shower of pish. f**k all effort. Murray is clueless. He's fucking dreadful. That was predictable and Murray showing his ineptitude once again. He can f**k right off. He can take Millar which him who is clearly getting involved beyond his station and Murray is just a fucking puppet for him.
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39 minutes ago, bairn88 said:
We are fucking awful and we are currently the best thing in this league. Says it all about the atrocious standard. Sorry if that hurts your feelings.
Yes, you deserved the win today. Should have been about 4-1.
It's the 3rd tier of Scotland, so of course it's. It the best standard in the world. You may currently be top, but considering you're pulling a Morton and having a total arse collapse, you might not be for much longer.
Some Falkirk fans act like they're too good for this league. You're clearly not. Acting like old firm fans, thinking you're the Billy Big baws, just makes it all the sweeter when the shit hits the fan.
Enjoy your evening, I know I will.
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At Hutton age, he's going to want to be playing so can understand him leaving and hopefully frees up a wage that can be used elsewhere.
I reckon Connell will stay, he's enjoying his football, developing well, but not yet ready to jump into an SPL starting lineup so best with us.
Good to see Roy back. His sub was a token gesture at best, given how late he came on. A positive sign and can be like a new signing for us.
Solid win yesterday, much deserved, even if Clyde did give us a couple of Christmas gifts with dodgy defending.
Next two games very winnable. Would say must wins but if we want to do anything other than just the play offs, we should be winning them. Let's wait and see how we're feeling after them. Hopefully very happy!
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1 minute ago, Shadwell Dog said:
Me? If you think I'd rather be 7 points behind in the league but have beaten Airdrie 1 0 yesterday then I'd clearly be off my nut. I can just see it at the end of the season when Airdrie finish midtable aye but we beat Falkirk one nil in December so that makes it okay. Fucks sake.
Long way to go. Yes you're in the better league position but it's a marathon, not a sprint. We exposed weaknesses in Falkirk yesterday that other teams can and will learn from. You'll drop more points and we play you twice more also, so it's all to play for.
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1 hour ago, Tory Boy said:
For me I think a lot of our problems come from a lack of composure, especially at the back. We struggle with teams who play a high press on our defence or when we have to chase a game.
We've seen when we get the ball down we can play. However when a team preses our defence, they're not comfortable on the ball at their feet, so start going long. It's especially frustrating when you have a guy like Sabatini who likes to come short for the ball and they miss him out. He is quite happy to play one twos with the defence keep the ball until there is a opening. Unfortunately our defance play the ball into the middle and it comes back instead of looking for another pass they just launch it.
Similar happens when we're trailing. They start to panic. Instead of keeping the ball, be patient and build things. We resort to going long.
We've finally got players in midfield who can play. Who are comfortable on the ball but if we bypass the midfield with long balls it's a waste.
Agreed, and this impacts why we struggle to score goals. Long balls done suit us. It just comes straight back to us in the form of an attack.
Sabatini is often missed out, then subbed a lot when he's actually a good link between defence and midfield, then midfield to attack. Robert too is not the sort of player who benefits from long, high balls fired towards him. Give him the ball at his feet and he can make things happen, win us free kicks, set up and score goals etc.
Even when out front man does win the ball, there's nobody near him so we lose possession.
Again, if we can learn from this and, as you said, have patience in building play through the midfield and on the deck, we will become a more potent team. Some very winnable games coming up and we really do need to be looking to take at least 7 out of the next 9 points as a minimum.
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1 hour ago, NavyBlueArmy1876 said:
Tbf that was their gameplan. We could still be playing now and Airdrie wouldn't have scored from open play
Unlike Falkirk eh?
We came, we conquered, we left happy and you're still greeting about it. Happy Mondays. 
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Looking at the games played so far, it's clear our main issue to overcome is lack of goals. 3 of the 4 league games we've lost, we've huffed and puffed and not looked like scoring. Today's win was a solid, compact performance but ultimately a smash and grab job. Which I am totally fine with when away to the unbeaten top of the league team. It's the Dumbarton, East Fife and Montrose games leave us kicking ourselves. Go a goal down and we don't know how to recover.
Today is a good day, executing a game plan to good effect and getting the win.
Moving into the next round of games, we need to address the lack of goals and be able to adapt better to games where we should be the attacking team, not the defensive team.
Anyway, into Christmas on a win so let's hope we can build on it going forward.
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Airdrie's pocket remaining heavy with Falkirk still in there.
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12 minutes ago, G_H said:
Have to say, I'm rapidly losing interest in this season due to inconsistency and games like this one.
Same, I'm losing interest and know many others who feel the same. At the point where I now think Murray's time is up. 3 losses in 7 league games is not good enough. Especially with two of them being Dumbarton and East Fife. You win nothing if you cannot beat the weaker teams in the league. Even more fans falling by the wayside now. Its up to the club to see what plenty fans see and that's Murray not being the right man to take us forward. Time for change.
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Tactical ineptitude once again from Murray. Today has been nothing short of shambolic. The team are all over the place and Wallace is running the show for them. Crichton has been dreadful, yet still thinks he can ping a pads 60 yards. Yeah, he can, straight out the fucking park. Pish.
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Murray hasn't a fucking clue. Not a clue how to change this.
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Clyde 2 Forfar 2
Cove 3 Montrose 1
East Fife 0 Airdrie 3
Falkirk 2 Peterhead 1
Partick 2Dumbarton 1
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5 hours ago, Jack Reed said:
Tinted glasses come to mind, if it had been a boxing match it would have been stopped before half time, that first half was as big a difference I have seen for a long time
Your glasses seem to have the opposite effect as you're almost always cynical in your views. We may have been outplayed in the first half but we scored a peach and hit the bar twice in the second half. So Murray deserves credit for getting a reaction out the team as they picked up the tempo and pressed better. A draw was probably a fair result but irrespective of the first half, we could have won it. Connell was struggling with an injury which is why he didn't start. Gall also struggling which is why he went off. We set out the team pretty similar to the last 2 league games where we scored 8 goals and only lost 1. We are unbeaten in 3 games now. So I'd say there's plenty positives to take, given how strong Coves team is.
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We are going into this game with two good league wins giving us confidence. Yes, we may see some enforced changes going by the match preview, but if that's the case, then it's clearly outwith the control of the club and we've just got to make do with who we have fit and available. All teams will experience that at some point or another. But I think whoever we put out on the park and in whichever formation, they will be right up for this game today.
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Airdrie 3-1 Cove
East Fife 2-2 Clyde
Montrose 1-2 Partick Thistle
Peterhead 1-1 Forfar
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1 minute ago, airdrieman said:
Aged well.
Touché. I don't regret those comments. They were based on sh1te performances and one win today doesn't convince me that Murray is the guy to take us forward long term. If he sees the difference today and learns from it then great. Will take a few more wins, and against title challenging teams, before I am anywhere near convinced.
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We were superb today. I've been a critic of the team in recent weeks but that was night and day stuff. Passed on the deck, moved the ball well, kept possession, controlled midfield, avoided long hoofs up the park. All good.
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3 hours ago, airdrieman said:
Do not understand why MacDonald has been dropped. Kerr, McKay or Fordyce moving to right-back? That central midfield still isn't creative enough either. Poor stuff.
That aged well too
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4 hours ago, ++Ammo - Airdrie++ said:
Just seen the team, and it looks like Murray sticking with the "hard to beat" thought. 7 (including GK) out of 11 players being defensive.
Absolutely shambolic. Murray hasn't got a clue. Even a 1-0 win here papers over the cracks. I'm really starting to hate this way of thinking. I'd rather go down 4-3 than a 0-1 bore fest.
That aged well
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Airdrie 2-1 Clyde
Cove 3-0 Forfar
East Fife 1-1 Dumbarton
Montrose 1-1 Peterhead
Thistle 1-2 Falkirk
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Confidence high in both camps I see.....
Understandably this game will have more pressure than usual for the managers after a sluggish start. Airdrie really need a reaction to last week's defeat, which will show if Murray has the ability to fire the players up. If we lose again, then the pressure is really on him.
On paper we have the players capable of winning this but that really counts for fu(k all of the tactics are rotten.
Not overly confident, but I'm going for a scrappy 2-1 victory for Airdrie.
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Peterhead v Airdrie
in Scottish League 1 General Chatter
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Don't see what's wrong with that starting 11 so have to disagree with you.
Why do you think it shows Murray doesn't have a clue?