LatapyBairn. Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 (edited) 9 minutes ago, Raybowski89 said: Budget isn't everything. If that were the case then Queen of the South would be 2nd or 3rd in the league. If I recall correctly, their budget is higher than ours, as is Cove's. Can't recall off the top of my head what Hamilton's is. Hamilton and Cove were both reported to have been operating with a higher football budget that Falkirk but I don’t think queen of the south were and I doubt that would have been the case anyway. Edited April 2 by LatapyBairn. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShaggerG Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 30 minutes ago, Aufc said: Lowest budget in the league and sitting 4th (albeit we have dropped down after losing against Ayr but two games in hand). Won the challenge cup. Won league cup group. Reached 5th round in Scottish cup (falkirk got beat by Bonnyrigg in previous round). Fair play if you go unbeaten but your budget is significantly larger than almost every team in the league. It is not a huge shock that you are walking the league. Christ, I thought you were at the wind up too!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shodwall cat Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 24 minutes ago, Aufc said: Lowest budget in the league and sitting 4th (albeit we have dropped down after losing against Ayr but two games in hand). Won the challenge cup. Won league cup group. Reached 5th round in Scottish cup (falkirk got beat by Bonnyrigg in previous round). Fair play if you go unbeaten but your budget is significantly larger than almost every team in the league. It is not a huge shock that you are walking the league. We only have the third biggest budget in league one yet are 19 points ahead of the team with one of the two biggest. Arbroath's part time squad surely must be the smallest budget in your league? You could still be in a relegation fight too who knows. If you were in a similar position as Arbroath were a couple of years ago and in the running for the title then different story but you could come anywhere between 4th and second bottom. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aufc Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 Just now, Shodwall cat said: We only have the third biggest budget in league one yet are 19 points ahead of the team with one of the two biggest. Arbroath's part time squad surely must be the smallest budget in your league? You could still be in a relegation fight too who knows. If you were in a similar position as Arbroath were a couple of years ago and in the running for the title then different story but you could come anywhere between 4th and second bottom. I did acknowledge that in previous point about the fact we could finish 8th-9th. If that happens then I’ll happily vote for mcglynn 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shodwall cat Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 Just now, Aufc said: I did acknowledge that in previous point about the fact we could finish 8th-9th. If that happens then I’ll happily vote for mcglynn And Arbroath have played less players this season than Airdrie. 30 to Airdrie's 34. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baggio Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 30 minutes ago, Aufc said: Lowest budget in the league and sitting 4th (albeit we have dropped down after losing against Ayr but two games in hand). Won the challenge cup. Won league cup group. Reached 5th round in Scottish cup (falkirk got beat by Bonnyrigg in previous round). Fair play if you go unbeaten but your budget is significantly larger than almost every team in the league. It is not a huge shock that you are walking the league. A manager whose team has lost more games than they have won is not going to win manager of the year. 3rd biggest budget btw with a league record that is better than any club in the top 4 leagues in Scotland and England. If it was that easy to do what Falkirk have done this year, why hasn't everyone done it? 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranaldo Bairn Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 7 minutes ago, Aufc said: I did acknowledge that in previous point about the fact we could finish 8th-9th. If that happens then I’ll happily vote for mcglynn What's this about Airdrie being preseason favourites to go down? You guys blasted through the playoffs, had tremendous momentum, a canny manager, and with Arbroath, QP, Morton and Ayr around, you were never everyone's selection to be last.* *preference, maybe 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairn in Exile Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 45 minutes ago, Aufc said: Lowest budget in the league and sitting 4th (albeit we have dropped down after losing against Ayr but two games in hand). Won the challenge cup. Won league cup group. Reached 5th round in Scottish cup (falkirk got beat by Bonnyrigg in previous round). Fair play if you go unbeaten but your budget is significantly larger than almost every team in the league. It is not a huge shock that you are walking the league. The Scottish Premiership Trophy: The Scottish Cup The won the league cup group trophy: 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proudtobeabairn Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 Agree. Can't recall anyone suggesting Airdrie would go down. McCabe has no chance of winning MOTY unless they go up via play offs. I can't see McGlynn getting it either, purely for our achievements being in league 1. If we'd had last seasons cup run this year it might have been different. If Hearts can win the cup or reach the final then I expect Naismith will get it. the media would love to give it to Derek McInnes too. Another contender would be Ian Murray if Raith can pip Utd 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raybowski89 Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 37 minutes ago, Baggio said: A manager whose team has lost more games than they have won is not going to win manager of the year. 3rd biggest budget btw with a league record that is better than any club in the top 4 leagues in Scotland and England. If it was that easy to do what Falkirk have done this year, why hasn't everyone done it? Does anybody know if any teams have previously went unbeaten in league one? I'm pretty sure Rangers did in 2014 off the top of my head but I can't think of any others. If Rangers are indeed the only ones to do it, then that says it all. They were paying Kevin Kyle £3K per week in the bottom league ffs! -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bairn88 Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 I think an unbeaten season would make it almost impossible to not give it to Mcglynn. They’re ridiculously rare. If we lose a game then probably won’t be him 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raybowski89 Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 56 minutes ago, LatapyBairn. said: Hamilton and Cove were both reported to have been operating with a higher football budget that Falkirk but I don’t think queen of the south were and I doubt that would have been the case anyway. I've possibly gotten Hamilton and QotS mixed up. I'm sober now from the weekend so can't even blame it on the drink -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutmeg Richard Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 How did the club turn things round from the darkest days of the banter years? In Nutmeg 29, Scott Fleming saw the first signs of recovery. You can read his in-depth report online now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NavyBlueArmy1876 Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 Airdrie and Dunfermline are pretty much exactly where I expected them to be in the Championship this season, regardless of budget. Without their injury crisis Dunfermline would probably be 3rd McCabe has certainly done a good job at Airdrie but the idea of him being in the running for MotY is laughable. Good to see that despite reaching the championship the fans of the 'league cup group stage winners' are as tinpot as ever 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbornbairn Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 Just now, NavyBlueArmy1876 said: Good to see that despite reaching the championship the fans of the 'league cup group stage winners' are as tinpot as ever Does that qualify them for a star above their badge? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tirso Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 great to see old faces on Saturday, smiles on everyone's faces. The doldrum years has made this title sweet. feels like our club is back! Think Tait looks a player. Would try to tie him down. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tirso Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 even in this mad delusion Ian Murray's Raith Rovers taking Dundee United all the way is far superior to Airdrie's season? they're 19 points ahead having played one game more. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blatso Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 (edited) 21 minutes ago, Raybowski89 said: Does anybody know if any teams have previously went unbeaten in league one? I'm pretty sure Rangers did in 2014 off the top of my head but I can't think of any others. If Rangers are indeed the only ones to do it, then that says it all. They were paying Kevin Kyle £3K per week in the bottom league ffs! I did have a look on the way back from Cove the other week. Rangers are the only other team to go unbeaten since the 3rd tier was introduced back in the 80s (I think that's when the old 14 team division was brought in?). I don't know about earlier iterations of the 3rd tier but certainly in the modern era and the current 10 team set up, the only unbeaten ones are Rangers and us (so far) Edited April 2 by blatso 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
18BAIRN76 Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 In fairness, McCabe getting a club barely two decades old to mid table in the second tier is some achievement. Not MOTY stuff, though. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggie Perrin Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 Just how needy are these Airdrie types? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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