Well, it's the scenario that no Caley Jags fan wanted. If we could have chosen one team to stroke off our last game of the season title deciding clash, Hamilton Accies would probably be the peoples choice. It doesn't bother me that we have had previous with Accies over the years regarding relegation, it's the fact that they are the form team in the league on three wins on the bounce and if you remove their 21 point deduction, they would be sitting third in the table on merit. Add in the factor that Accies need at least one point, dependant on another result, to have any hope of avoiding the relegation play-off but a better option for Accies is going for all three points. We are also well aware that they have top strikers in Oli Shaw and Kevin O'Hara and they are the third top scorers in the league with 53 goals behind us and Queen of the South. The other major stumbling block is our own form. We are hell bent on drawing our way to the title with four draws over the last six which has included playing teams in the relegation zone. Whilst we are unbeaten in the League over 17 games we could have been out of site long before now. Instead of that we have turned wins into draws and are paying the price for our failure to kill games off when well on top. That price is no finger nails left and confidence draining away from the park to the stands. Here's a thought to cheer us up. Our last defeat was 18 games ago when we lost 2-1 at Montrose. On Saturday Stenhousemuir visit Montrose looking to win the title
Apart from all that we have nothing to worry about!
Of the three previous meetings this season: We were blown away 3-1 at NDP on a miserable day during Storm Amy in October: Accies blew Inverness away with Amy spoiling our day. Goals from O'Hara, McDonald and Shaw were enough to win the three points and send Accies to the top of the table. Bavidge scored our counter but we dropped to third with Stenhousemuir second. We exacted revenge back in the Highlands before Xmas with a 4-0 thrashing of Accies. It was a convincing win for the table toppers with goals from Mitchell Robertson, Chanka Zimba, his 13th of the season, substitutes Alfie Bavidge and Billy Mckay. Boom! In the last meeting away at Broadwood an Alfie Bavidge goal separated the sides in a scrappy affair. At that stage, the Caley Jags moved 5 points ahead after beating Accies 1-0 thanks to Alfie Bavidge's first half header.
With County relegated at Kirkaldy after a 3-2 defeat to Raith Rovers, Airdrie will be in the relegation/promotion games against the League1 teams who finish in second, third and fourth places.
This was our squad that struggled on the artificial surface at Bayview. It took a brilliant strike from Billy Mckay to rescue a point in the 89th minute after Michael McKenna had given the Fifer's the lead shortly after the interval. That was goal No 131 for Billy and could prove to be his most crucial strike yet.
Last Six League1:
D D D W W D
Liam Sole has been struggling with a calf injury and has missed out recently. We badly need his pace up front in an attacking manner.
Bar 94 will open at 1200, with last orders at 1430 (the bar must be fully vacated by 1445).
The bar reopens at full time, when expect to be joined by some of the players.
Operated by Stagecoach, buses will leave the Bus Station for the Stadium at 1245 and 1415.
Buses return from the Stadium to the Bus Station 10 minutes after the full time whistle and at 1800.
The bus fare is £2 single (contactless payments or cash accepted), and Over 60 / Disabled and Under 22 Concession passes are valid, giving free travel on the service to passholders.
Why not come down early, make a day of it, and wait to see the players after full time?
Accies are on a three game winning streak as they try to escape the relegation zone. To be honest it would be an unbelievable achievement should they escape after a 21 point deduction for gross mismanagement. We all know how that feels.
Accies Manager Darian MacKinnon has been named as MotM for April with three wins on the bounce. May the curse be with you!
Last Six League1:
D L L W W W
Accies drew 2-2 at Cove before losing the next two at home to Kelty (1-2) and a 3-0 loss at Stenhousemuir. They have since made a sprint for the finishing line beating Alloa 1-0, Montrose 0-2 and last time out beating Peterhead 3-1. Those results have taken them close to safety and they sit one point below East Fife and three points below Cove Rangers but with a much better GD than both. All to play for at the bottom but it depends on the result at Cove v East Fife to determine their destiny combined with a result at Inverness other than a defeat.
Oli Shaw has scored three times over the last six games. He is the leading scorer in League1 with 19 goals. In comparison our best League scorers this season is Chanka Zimba with 11 and Alfie Bavidge with 10.
Steven Bradley will need rehab after picking up an injury at Montrose.
It will be some achievement should Accies avoid relegation, but to do that they need to not lose which is not in our best interest.
It would be remiss of me (taking the liberty of all other posters) to not thank you tm4tj for your immense input over this (and previous) seasons for your diligent, humorous and informative pre and po
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In the end it was a fantastic achievement. I saw some of our grateful supporters thank Alan Savage post presentation. Without him and the culture he has generated in the rebuild this would not have
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The Liverpool version of an old football joke. 2 players near the touch line jump for a header, there is a clash of heads and the liverpool player crashes to the ground. The trainer runs to check him
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It's not how we imagined it
Well, it's the scenario that no Caley Jags fan wanted. If we could have chosen one team to stroke off our last game of the season title deciding clash, Hamilton Accies would probably be the peoples choice. It doesn't bother me that we have had previous with Accies over the years regarding relegation, it's the fact that they are the form team in the league on three wins on the bounce and if you remove their 21 point deduction, they would be sitting third in the table on merit. Add in the factor that Accies need at least one point, dependant on another result, to have any hope of avoiding the relegation play-off but a better option for Accies is going for all three points. We are also well aware that they have top strikers in Oli Shaw and Kevin O'Hara and they are the third top scorers in the league with 53 goals behind us and Queen of the South. The other major stumbling block is our own form. We are hell bent on drawing our way to the title with four draws over the last six which has included playing teams in the relegation zone. Whilst we are unbeaten in the League over 17 games we could have been out of site long before now. Instead of that we have turned wins into draws and are paying the price for our failure to kill games off when well on top. That price is no finger nails left and confidence draining away from the park to the stands. Here's a thought to cheer us up. Our last defeat was 18 games ago when we lost 2-1 at Montrose. On Saturday Stenhousemuir visit Montrose looking to win the title
Apart from all that we have nothing to worry about!
Of the three previous meetings this season: We were blown away 3-1 at NDP on a miserable day during Storm Amy in October: Accies blew Inverness away with Amy spoiling our day. Goals from O'Hara, McDonald and Shaw were enough to win the three points and send Accies to the top of the table. Bavidge scored our counter but we dropped to third with Stenhousemuir second. We exacted revenge back in the Highlands before Xmas with a 4-0 thrashing of Accies. It was a convincing win for the table toppers with goals from Mitchell Robertson, Chanka Zimba, his 13th of the season, substitutes Alfie Bavidge and Billy Mckay. Boom! In the last meeting away at Broadwood an Alfie Bavidge goal separated the sides in a scrappy affair. At that stage, the Caley Jags moved 5 points ahead after beating Accies 1-0 thanks to Alfie Bavidge's first half header.
With County relegated at Kirkaldy after a 3-2 defeat to Raith Rovers, Airdrie will be in the relegation/promotion games against the League1 teams who finish in second, third and fourth places.
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Last Six League1:
D D D W W D
Liam Sole has been struggling with a calf injury and has missed out recently. We badly need his pace up front in an attacking manner.
Bar 94 will open at 1200, with last orders at 1430 (the bar must be fully vacated by 1445).
The bar reopens at full time, when expect to be joined by some of the players.
Operated by Stagecoach, buses will leave the Bus Station for the Stadium at 1245 and 1415.
Buses return from the Stadium to the Bus Station 10 minutes after the full time whistle and at 1800.
The bus fare is £2 single (contactless payments or cash accepted), and Over 60 / Disabled and Under 22 Concession passes are valid, giving free travel on the service to passholders.
Why not come down early, make a day of it, and wait to see the players after full time?
Accies Manager Darian MacKinnon has been named as MotM for April with three wins on the bounce. May the curse be with you!
Last Six League1:
D L L W W W
Accies drew 2-2 at Cove before losing the next two at home to Kelty (1-2) and a 3-0 loss at Stenhousemuir. They have since made a sprint for the finishing line beating Alloa 1-0, Montrose 0-2 and last time out beating Peterhead 3-1. Those results have taken them close to safety and they sit one point below East Fife and three points below Cove Rangers but with a much better GD than both. All to play for at the bottom but it depends on the result at Cove v East Fife to determine their destiny combined with a result at Inverness other than a defeat.
Oli Shaw has scored three times over the last six games. He is the leading scorer in League1 with 19 goals. In comparison our best League scorers this season is Chanka Zimba with 11 and Alfie Bavidge with 10.
Steven Bradley will need rehab after picking up an injury at Montrose.
It will be some achievement should Accies avoid relegation, but to do that they need to not lose which is not in our best interest.
Inverness CT deducted 5 points as per SPFL rules on clubs suffering an insolvency event
Hamilton Academical deducted 6 points following breaches of multiple SPFL Rules.
Hamilton Academical deducted 9 points following SPFL Disciplinary Tribunal.
Hamilton Academical deducted 6 points following SPFL Disciplinary Tribunal
Pos.
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
PTS
1
Inverness CT*
35
20
11
4
58
23
35
66
2
Stenhousemuir
35
17
13
5
48
27
21
64
3
Alloa Athletic
35
15
8
12
49
34
15
53
4
Queen of the South
35
13
12
10
54
46
8
51
5
Peterhead
35
12
7
16
48
62
-14
43
6
Montrose
35
11
9
15
48
65
-17
42
7
Cove Rangers
35
9
10
16
41
44
-3
37
8
East Fife
35
9
8
18
34
61
-27
35
9
Hamilton Accies *
35
16
7
12
53
40
13
34
Kelty Hearts
35
5
11
19
31
62
-31
26
Everyone available according to Scott Kellacher
After tonight's final Championship games
Ross County Relegated - Airdrie in play-offs.
Semi-Final: 1st Leg Tue 5th May 19:45 4th in L1 v Airdrie
Semi-Final: 1st Leg Tue 5th May 19:45 3rd in L1 v 2nd in L1
Semi-Final: 2nd Leg Sat 9th May 15:00 Airdrie v 4th in L1
Semi-Final: 2nd Leg Sat 9th May 15:00 2nd in L1 v 3rd in L1
Final: 1st Leg Wed 13th May 19:45 Lowest remaining seed at home
Final: 2nd Leg Sat 16th May 17:30 Highest remaining seed at home