Passionate

Any word on why Telfer was missing, he wasn't on the injury report on Thursday night

Agree, although the way Rhys is trying to play his fullbacks now, I don't think suits Ballantyne either, playing them so high , don't know why we are changing when it was working previously to an extent

Honestly it would surprise you,

I think the newest pitch recently is Falkirk, then Airdrie ours was installed by a company called Greenfield I think, and is commonly regarded as top notch for 3g, watching the games last night with the wear and tear on them plus undersool heating wrecking them, I look forward to mud heaps in Feb and march, if this is what the SPL want fair enough, I guarantee if and when Dundee United go up and Livi come down, the drawbridge will get pulled up for grass and undersoil heating only , scuppering hopes of a number of clubs trying to get into the elite club.

Interesting discussion all round, all strikers are around the one goal to every 3 games ratio, which is decent and gets players 15 goals or so a season, decent haul, The problem is it's really Gall or bust this season, McGill is hopelessly out his depth(fair description I would say) Todorov is a proven striker at this level again probably a one in three ratio for goals, but our system suits one striker, the elephant in the room is the midfield / wide players, Frizzell, Telfer (good season), McMaster,Aiken, McCabe, McGregor and Magic, only McGregor has consistently contributed goal wise, and he is still to fully convince, out of that combination of players you would expect 25 goals minimum a season, because of the deficiency the flak ends up at the feet of Gallagher, can it be resolved for second half of the season Yes and No, it fully depends if McCabe wants to play, arguably one of the best players in the league IMO, or a system change like we had against Rangers B, which was great too watch, good attacking football, but we were hopelessly exposed due to it, and the game was far too open for McCabes liking.. we need points and goals consistently otherwise we will struggle, 8th place must still be the only realistic target.

Can see Malky getting the call, to save the mighty well

Another lad I have heard good reports of is Spalding developing really well apparently, Centre Mid been on the bench recently, has anybody seen him play this season..

I think the strikers are decent enough, Todorov was probably the best available on our budget, Many talk about we need better strikers, where are they, there are very few, look at the scoring charts it's the same names year in year out in all leagues, the issue we have and it could be our downfall is lack of goals from midfield, Has Frizzell, McMaster, Telfer, Aiken scored this season, if your strikers aren't firing then these guys need to step up, it's not happening, The possession based football is very good, we might have to sacrifice some of that because of the lack of end product, We don't want hard luck stories later in the season, but teams that dont score goals only go one way,

I think I saw you ,

It's different if there is trouble in the confines or the stadium or area owned by the club, Airdrie are responsible for example any issues trouble wise like cove a couple of years back because it was in their property so to speak.. The streets around Maryhill are fair game, the old bill didn't help much to disperse home fans with a baying mob. (I know FFS it's too much) waiting for the Airdrie fans outside the ground and on Garscube rd, It was snowballs at 20 paces right enough.. Hopefull our SLO can get all over this... Had some good post match banter with some luvvies post match in the bakehouse and Cooper's, The world is truly going mad...

Where there's a will there is a way

Let's all settle down FFS, Falkirk have the patent on crowdwanking, we surely don't need them on this thread as well.. we are enjoying a year away from those tedious c***s.

I think in the old days of the pools panel that would be classed as a score draw.

If there has been broken promises regarding training ground, that was agreed, then surely one of the committee has to take our Willie to task over it, or are they on the gravy train as well, looking from the outside in , something is definitely not right ( no shit Sherlock).... Do you think oor wullie and Dempster will be there in 2 years time....

What are you fermers laddies like eh... Not much of a rivalry between the sides, not much point trying to generate it one now after all these years, personally I think it is a decent draw and possibly winnable if we get a rub of the green and a strong unbiased ref, hopefully you Make it down, plenty overpriced steak pies for you on arrival I hope,

This is probably as exciting a time to follow Airdrie on a good while.. An interesting Scottish Cup tie at home against St Johnstone, Home to Partick the following week , then into a televised semi final against Raith Rovers, it certainly beats a Kelty Hearts, Montrose double header....

Noticed that Queens Park fans were in the Jacke Husband stand yesterday, surely even Thistle aren't mad enough to put the Airdrie fans in that stand, we used to , and let's just say it got quite lively at times.... Stick on for the old rickety main stand.. Looks like Brian Graham suspended which has to be a good thing, far too early for predictions, but we have all week to slag and abuse all and sundry if that's ok...

Stuart Malcolm sounds like he has been employed with this on the back burner, just waiting on Dick to fall.on his sword

In fairness to the lad he has plugged away and is playing at a decent level, how many lads of his youth team at the time are still in the game., apart from Rohan and Cadden.. Was that the game with the Russell "volley"

Getting this post in early, what is the watering holes to avoid next Saturday, what's still open , what's shut etc.... Planning a good few of us.to visit Cooper's pre-match, I hear there is a right bitter luvvy that runs it....

I remember it well Sean McIntosh was supposed to the second coming, well according to Spanish Armada anyway... Rohan IMO cost us promotion that season Alloa beat us on pens... All is eventually forgiven..

I must be honest, in the new years Rangers game a few years back, I was enjoying the festivities a bit much back then and found myself challenging Bilel Mohsni as we was walking off the park. In saying that he was claiming everything that moved, Bollan, McLaren and Bain were all after a bit as well.. Mohsni was dragged off the pitch by 4 of his teammates an absolute rocket, who would probably have been knocked out by his shadow... It amazing what Football turns you into..

To be fair to Kyle Wilkie he was a good player just wasted by injuries, Craig Watson gets written off many times but rarely lets us down, good solid player and hopefully here for a good while yet..

This weekend we head to Stranraer one of our old haunts in the Scottish Cup, how many remember November 25th. 2017, only 6 years ago, we travelled to East Fife and got leathered 6 1 and it could have been much worse, really desperate times, the club on and off the park is on a different level now,