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1-1 on Thursday then 2-0 on Sunday with Owen coyle scoring both for the diamonds.

Can only add to what's said previously by adding it takes 2 teams to make an epic match. Montrose will be on the floor tonight but over the season they have been excellent. Over the 2 legs they found a way to stop our passing game and counter attacked very well. I think the main difference for us over all this year and as showed today we have different ways of attacking now. Some games we pass our way through teams some more direct running and as today long ball and winning the fick on or 2nd phase. The team that started today would have been most peoples 1st choice with macdonald seen as more attacking than Watson. Montrose had us beat and rather than viewing as a collapse by the mo it should be viewed as airdrie winning an epic game.

Thinking back to a few weeks before Murray took over we had a monumental collapse at home to raith rovers. Today all be it after changes after half an hour he's over seen the best comeback I've seen scince that day. This season is the first time he's not had a director of football making signings and has created the best squad we have had in many a year. IF we do now go up will the contract and budget be very different from the rovers? Maybe he will fancy a new challenge but I don't think he would leave us for a club at a similar level.

Is it not that if queens park beat dunfermline they would have 2nd leg of the final at home?

I get what you mean with regards the 3rd strip. Not the worst we have ever had but I believe every airdrieonians top should have the diamond on. It does seem though if we going up it will be the strip we would be wearing. Dunfermline or Queens final 2nd leg would be away and would require a change. Both of the being black and white our 3rd is most likely option.

Still need to fulfill the fixture. Can't pass the opportunity to abuse Ryan conroy. Though I hope your left back doesn't take it to heart. Hes prone to downtools. Surely for your last game of the season busses must be booked for the drinking session? Will be a long off season with no world Cup till November.

11 trialists on Saturday. After 1st team training on Thursday wrap most of them in bubble wrap and lock them in the changeroom till Tuesday.

After how injuries affected our play off chances last season I'd forgive the manager for locking the starting 11 in a cupboard and playing a group of lads from the boys club. Unbeaten run is fantastic but it's all about the play offs now. Saturdays game means nothing to us in league terms so avoid any injuries or daft red cards and give the guys who usually start on the bench a game and make sure we are ready for the playoffs.

Congratulations cove. Best team we have faced this season. Enjoy football in the championship next season but for now Enjoy your party guys.

As has been posted before I'm delighted that we have 4 or 5 contenders for poty. Its probably between the mcgill boys for young poty. Scott as he's played every position in various games over the season and had did very well. Gabby has added some important goals and just as he was looking like a regular starter injuries have set his progress back. I'd give easton poty by a very slim margin. Mccabe, Fordyce, Smith and Frizzell have all been outstanding but Easton has the xfactor we have not seen at Broomfield in a long time.

I think a red for frizz was very harsh. It looked as if the ref indicated his foot was high. Some of the dumbarton players looked surprised. The handball from Fordyce I'd have to admit looked a penalty as their was a little distance before the shot hit him. The ref seemed to indicate his hands were tucked in but my first reaction was that's handball. The tackle on calum Wilson was perfectly timed from calum Smith. He did have to dive in a little as as Wilson was pretty much past him but he got the ball. Smith really should have been given MOTM today but I had to chuckle at Allan gettin it for a 2 yard tap in. If the sons show the same workrate in the play offs they showed 2nd half today they will be in league 1 again next season.

Having the biggest budget in the league helps though. As our manager has shown having the right man in the job does make a difference. Before Murray took over we were a struggling mid table league 1 side. Similarly to the position Falkirk are in. Murray has achieved his targets each year apart from year 1 but only took over midway into that year. This year having put his own squad together he's created the best football playing side we have had in scince we moved away from old broomfield. This will have been noticed across all the leagues. I'm sure their will be more clubs than Falkirk interested if he's free at the end of the season. I will admit it would be gutting to see a repeat of 2002 (I think). If the manager goes to Falkirk and has the money to take 3 or 4 of the squad with him.

I think it's vital to extend the managers contact 1st. He's the guy who's got these players playing the best football we have seein in many years. I'm sure it will depend if he's here next season most of the squad will want to stay. If the manager leaves would he want to take agnew and prunty with him? I really don't want a full squad rebuild like we have had in the last 3 seasons.

We have all been on the receiving end of celebrations from other teams and dished it out plenty too. My reason for the moan about the reaction of the Cove bench was more like the goalie coach and the guy next to him who ended up gettin pushed up the tunnel by the stewards was the gestures to little boys next to the dug out. Like I said we have all dished it out but this was a bit different. The goalie coach was actually giving it the come on then to some lads about 10. That being said their was no need for what happened outside the away end after this should never happen at any game never mind an airdrie game.

That was my thinking too in terms of employment law. How would this be taken in any other job? I'm sure people hear things in the work place everyday that lead to workplace investigations but to immediately down tools till the investigation is over then when said disgruntled employe leaves then goes to court as the alleged offender wasn't hunted down. Not going to help him in the future.

That's why I and a few people I know don't have anything to do with Facebook. What saddens me also if when like events on the news today and people reading views of "airdrie" fans we all get the label. Also as what happened after the game last Saturday these people don't realise that it's genuine airdrie fans or airdrie fans who actually go to games have to put up with the abuse from other teams fans or as I experienced not so long ago at an away game with raith rovers their is fans or people attached to other clubs who see all airdrie fans as section b and try to start fights. This latest escalation with the quitongo case quite interesting though. It seems this whole thing is based on hearsay. A supporter claimed to have heard racist abuse. The club have reported it and investigated but immediately Rico decided he couldn't play while the investigation happened. Then as no evidence was found but from a fans view it was obvious he wasn't happy. So the only one who can realistically resolve this, as nobody is likely to come forward by now is the supporter who made the complaint. Rico has based his whole case on this person. So to move to lawyers and lawsuits with no evidence, short of the person making the complaint and some kind of I'd parade I can't imagine courts could do much apart from check who and how the investigation was conducted.

I'd expect most pubs to be busy till around 5 ish on Sunday. I'd say really any other day any or all pubs in town center will welcome any extra punters thru the doors. Maybe best to avoid pubs in town center 1st not just from the view their will be busses returning to the town centre from the old firm game but also its quite a treck to the stadium. Getting a taxi or bus would be out to. There has been road works around the home entrance gates and temp traffic lights on main road even parking in streets over towards town center fills quick. I'd recommend if your coming by bus or car. Stop at fourways. It's a bar on roundabout just as you come into airdrie from cumbernauld side then it's a straight road but walk a few miles down to the stadium. Either way traffic will be horrific.

Why was masson not given more game time? I thought he's been a stand out anytime I've seen him. We have definitely improved as a team leaps and bounds from even how we were at Christmas but I expected more from cove.

I was prepared to come on and give congratulations to cove a late goal like that has been coming our way in the last few weeks. As the game goes on we sit deeper and deeper. The last few weeks we have got away with it and today cove kept at it and it's probably won them the league. My reason for not offering congratulations today is the reaction to the airdrie fans at the final whistle. That arsehole who landed on someone's knee and injured his groin (so funny to see him carried off) and McAllister had no need to give big licks to airdrie fans after that. But most of the staff were away on the pitch or facing airdrie fans (in the family section) giving gestures when Ian Murray approached to shake hands after.

No thank you I don't want it either.

I was thinking the exact same. We have a few players who are capable of playing at championship level. The most important signing for next season could be the manager. It may be that after a few seasons here he may fancy a new challenge. Personally I think it's vital that we extend his contract as soon as.

Looks like with covid restrictions being lifted we will get to go thistle away in the cup. Also looks like covid passports needed too though.

The 1st thing I notice is he still has dumbarton as a profile picture. Probably at this point it seems a fresh start for both would be best.

Just got mine. Wasn't working at 1 as advertised working now though.

The only thing I don't want from the cup draw is a team from our league. Any prem team away like an aberdeen or dundee utd as we have more recently been to the glasgow teams. Clydebank or banks o dee home or away would definitely make for uncomfortable viewing not just as the next round will be played in January. I just hope it's not boring.