Passionate

Very tricky game coming up, we cannot afford another 3 points to disappear with a trip midweek to Tannadice looming. Hopefully and to be honest I expect Fordyce to be back at CB alongside Watson, I can see McCabe sitting this one out, a bench job for him and Megwa probably. Back 4 of Ballantyne, Watson, Fordyce and Hancock.. McMaster sitting, with Frizzell, Lyall and Telfer in front of him, with McGregor and Todorov up front, in all honesty I would take a draw of offered..

Delighted Megwa is back, not a surprise to be honest, I was more shocked Hibs recalled him, they seemed to give into media pressure and seemed to treat the lad poorly when he played for Hibs. As I say delighted he is back, But, with Ballantyne back and Hancock being arguably our best player, where will Megwa play. Do we do a 'JamieBain' and push Hancock further up, personally think that would totally go against McCabes system.... Scoring goals will keep us in this league, we haven't really found a solution with our recent signings Lyall (who should start) and Donnell who looks very leggy, This has been a highly enjoyable season where we all feel we belong again, Let's finish the job..

A change in direction from the Airdrie support, we looked in a decent place for a few weeks, the gap over our rivals at the bottom has closed quicker than expected, Ayr and QP reeping the rewards of change.. it is going to be a dogfight till the end of the season, defeat against Morton and promotion playoffs are gone and relegation playoffs becoming ever closer, The Ayr game in many ways was a disaster, you cannot give teams round about you 9 points that will come back to haunt you.. Saturday against an in form Morton, if we go in with McCabe at CB, it will be a long afternoon, he cannot keep Oakley and Muirhead at bay IMO, hopefully Watson and Fordyce atCB, if not get ATS dusted down, he is still a good player and the tight park will suit him due to his lack of pace. Philosophies are great when you are getting results, do we have the minerals to grind out a result away from home, we need to find it.....

Agree, a lot of fans are a bit deluded, Saturdays game against Ayr was pivotal an old fashioned six pointer, we have the worst away record in the league and cannot consistently score goals, that combination takes you down unfortunately.. this will be tough..

We have one potential loanee only to come in, 2 weeks left of the final window of the season, what do we do.... Apparently we have asked Hibs about Megwa again and been knocked back, even although the lad wasn't even on the Hibs 18 today.. do we keep knocking on that door till it opens, or have we enough full back options. And we could.maybe explore the option of a potential centre back that could give us a hand on basic defending skills in what os bound to be a fraught end to the season..

We had a reserve game.on midweek where we got our usual riding 7 - 1 from Queens Park, is this not the type of fixture to get players extra time in the legs, Ballantyne, McGill could have done with a tune up, Gall as well but not sure due to PT status. We are cannon fodder to most teams in that league, which is basically irrelevant, but we don't seem to maximise it for additional game time.. That's 3 times we have seen Donnell play is he any good ?, jury must still be out, he certainly has no pace and a severe lack of awareness of his defensive duties. Lyall looks a class act though and we surely must.play him...

Just a special mention to the Ayr fans that made the journey today, The minutes silence was respected by all, and you could hear a pin drop, in what was a emotional time for a lot of Airdrie diehards, these moments of respect more often than not end up a car crash... Respect , Thanks and enjoy your night...

Doncaster that's a name from the past, j used to look out for there results when Billy Bremner was the gaffer, that wasn't yesterday... Agree Consilium is working at the moment, things can change quickly in Football, Rhys holds the strings for everything. Onto today , it's a must not lose , with teams beginning to bunch up, we have games in hand, although never count your chickens with them, when you see the hectic schedule we have to play March and April...

Is the championship a step too far for Wighton these days

Our record is poor against Ayr and Dunfermline, just like Raith cannot beat us, those 2 sides are the same with us, Games will be coming thick and fast soon enough, a few midweek games with DU, Dunfermline, Arbroath and Raith all away from home to come, we have plenty of work to do, our away record is the the worst in the league...

Well done to Hearts on what was a surprisingly open game, outclassed us, which takes the sting out the defeat to an extent, I thought the big pitch and surface suited Hearts to a tee. Also roughly 4.5 k is a helluva good away crowd, who sang and banged that bloody drum for 90 minutes, to be fair it added to the occasion, and seemed a credit to the club... Good luck for the rest of the tournament

Just having a bit of fun to calm the pre-match nerves, the rocket was a red herring, Elton John used 3 stands, the Petersburn Rd end was where the stage was and was empty......

Bit of a trivia question, when was the last time someone sat in the South stand Petersburn Rd end, we have the good people of Edinburgh coming through to clean it with their arses, (don't where white jeans). ( Do people still wear white jeans???). What year and event was the stand last used .....

Yip nearly time to get the high heels off and the working boots back on again, things getting a lot tighter at the bottom From 9th up, Ayr have done is twice this season without being anything special, a lot of our fans were reaching for the stars a little prematurely, but the league has heavily skewed at that point, It's getting to the stage of the season where every point is a prisoner, will be that way until the magical 40 is reached and then teams can look up.. will 40 be enough for 8th this season. ????

That is a runaway train that someone surely has seen coming down the track, with crowds of 800 ISH and paying highest admission prices, that is crazy mismanagement... Very unlike Pollok is that fair to say

What kind of figures are getting banded about.

Well Morton what can I say as a fan of one of your rivals, fucking well done sums it up pretty well I think.. Watched that on the box the pitch and the Grand old Lady looked great, Cappielow is one of the few bastions left of a happier time in Scottish Football, I took in our Trust Trophy cup tie against your selves behind enemy lines in the cowshed and was one of my most enjoyable afternoons of the season , where football should be played.. Right enough of the niceties, I am away to put my money on Imrie to Ross County what's the odds......

I don't think the club are willingly chasing us away from the stadium, bigger sides like St Johnstone who we put to the sword have always had stadium parking for all big games, alright we will have half a dozen TV wagons and cables going everywhere, I heard the club had a few meetings with Police Scotland regarding the match, maybe this is the best solution to keep costs down, I can only guess, what do the club get charged for Officers on duty in the park and outside etc or do we get charged for extra plod on the streets of Airdrie keeping us all safe going to and from the game.. I sincerely hope we get our act together regarding the kiosks, this is the chance to shine and make money, if this is the usual shambles and quality surely for next season we need to get a decent company Pie Sports or somebody to give us a more varied and better product, that we have all commented on when on our travels this season..

Agree totally, have you sold your allocation of around 4.5 k .yes a pre season friendly played in a monsoon around 05, 1 each with Owen Coyle scoring a peach and i think it was Phil Stamp scoring for Hearts( could be wrong)

Hope you good Hearts people are looking forward to the game like ourselves, hopefully Police Scotland don't make this a bit of a chore, no parking in stadium complex or surrounding roads, When this happens it is guaranteed that pockets of trouble will break out, with no old bill in attendance obviously.. Have you been informed of the Police enforcing the "Thistle law". keeping supporters behind after the game until Home supporters can be dispersed, (knowing our luck they will keep the 2.5 k Airdrie supporters back).. Should be a decent occasion, do any of you guys remember the last time you played Airdrie at the Excelsior (one time) .

Who is the mystery guest....

Get him to f**k, losing 5 zip to Motherwell is a sackable offence in itself, never mind the post match interviews, an absolute fud...

The East is 2.8k and South is 1.8k

How are the sales.of the Hearts tickets getting on, I think we are hoping / expecting 4.5k away fans for this time, if so , hats off big time, that would be an impressive following.