Vs Thistle (Preview 12/8/06)

By Chris Mac
August 11 2006

I may be blowing this all out of proportion, but when fans speak of rivalries for Airdrie they don't come much bigger than Partick Thistle and tomorrows game comes with a venom of it's own.

Scottish 1st Division
Preview For Saturday, 12th August 2006

Partick Thistle

V

Airdrie

Dick Campbell


Last Result
 

Sandy Stewart

 

 

 

Referee: Ian Frickleton

A few season's ago it was Martin Hardie playing in the Diamond that got on the Thistles fans nerves, some meaty challenges in mid-field only heightened the tensions. This season we have the arrival of Mark Smyth to add just a little bit of bite to the match, as if it needed any!

In today's interview on L107, Sandy Stewart said he was disappointed with last weeks performance. In the first fifteen - twenty minutes the game was pretty even but when Ross County scored it put Ross County in charge. The second goal at the beginning of the second half left us looking dis-jointed.

For tomorrows game, Neil McGowan returns to the squad after training this week, but Stephen McKeown will be given a late fitness test.

 

Airdrie Possible Line Up

Robertson
  Smyth, Christie, McKenna , Lovering
McDougall,  Holmes, Taylor, McLaren
Prunty, Twigg

Subs:-
McPhee, Watson, McKeown, Hollis, Tairney

 

Opponents News

Partick Thistle have settled in to the Scottish First Division with a win over Dundee in the opening game of the campaign and Dick Campbell hopes to have the same team on the park that won last week.

Doubts surround the fitness of Mark Roberts and Brown Ferguson, who both missed training this week after picking up knock but Campbell thinks both will be ready for tomorrows match.

 


 

Airdrie V Head To Heads

 
    Airdrie United wins   draws   Partick Thistle wins
League 1 1 2
Total 1 1 2

Past Results

    Airdrie (old) wins   draws   Partick Thistle wins
League 63 42 70
FA Cup 2 1 2
League Cup 5 3 3
Total 70 46 75

 

: 47

I can't stand the thought of us loosing to Thistle so although I know it will be a tough match i am taking a
2 Vs 1 to Airdrie

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