Airdrie Vs Clyde match review

By Chris Mac
January 21 2006

The upcoming Airdrie Vs Clyde match could bring to an end a devastating week for the club, after last weeks success and and fantastic signing news this weeks has been worry and recrimination concerning our defence.  

Bells First Division
Preview For Saturday, 14th January 2006

Airdrie

V

Clyde

 Sandy Stewart

 
Last Result
0 - 1
1 - 3

Graham Roberts

Today's match sees our defence missing in action Allan McManus id out as we all know after receiving two red cards and a five match ban from last weeks game. Neil McGoewn is ruled out with a Hamstring pull, estimates only place him on the side lines for a possible six weeks. Finally we have Stephen Docherty ruled out because he has to work, If this is the case Sandy should just let him go and struggle on with what he has.

We don't need people in the team we can't rely on!

So basically Airdrie are playing today with only two recognised first team defenders in Stephen McKenna and Paul Lovering.

It's going to be a struggle but it may be time for some of our fringe players to stand up and be counted.

Match Preview by Chris Mac

 

 

Referee: Dougie McDonald

 

 

 Airdrie Possible Line Up

 

 

 

Robertson
  McKenna, ,  Hardie,  Lovering
Coyle,   McKeown, McDougall, Dunn
McLaren
McPhee,  Prunty.

 

 

 

 Opponents News

Clyde have not escaped injury free over the past few weeks and Graham Roberts is  Neil McGregor (Achilles tendon) and Steven Masterton (strained knee ligament) both players played for Clyde against St Johnstone last week with no ill effects but Roberts feels it would be pushing his chances to risk them again.

Stephen O’Donnell and Chris Higgins return to the Clyde squad for today's match. Paul McHale also returned to full training but the match today comes to soon for him.

 

 

 Airdrie V Head To Heads

 
    Airdrie United wins   draws   Clyde wins
League 2 0 4
League Cup 0 0 2
Total 2 0 6

Past Results

 
    Airdrie (old) wins   draws   Clyde wins
League 46 43 58
FA Cup 1 1 2
League Cup 7 2 5
Total 54 46 65

 

 

 

Games: 14 Yellow Cards: 47 Red Cards: 2

 Ref Review   Dougie McDonald

This Season Games: 20 Yellow Cards: 65 Red Cards: 2
Last Season 36 Yellow Cards: 98 Red Cards: 4

Mixed concerns concerning Dougie McDonald the two games we have played with him managing the teams saw us lose one and win one.
The first I put it down to the fact we were going through a terrible time, we lost 2 - 0 to Raith in the cup.
Our final match with him in charge saw us  beat Stranraer 1 - 0.

 

 Prediction

I would love to think at a time like this the team can pull together and force a decent result. Hoping for a draw but expecting a loss 2 -1 to clyde.

 

 

 

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