v Airdrie - League Cup

[tm4tj]

HELLO AIRDRIE

 

Tuesday nights fixture is now of the crucial kind if we want to progress in the ViaPlay League Cup, or like the sponsors, we will not be participating for much longer. Given results over the weekend we find ourselves in big trouble with the prospect of getting out of the group stages diminishing rapidly unless we can find our feet and turn over the Diamonds. Not an easy task given their performance on Saturday as they beat Dundee 1-0 with a late penalty to follow up their 2-0 defeat of Dumbarton in their opening fixture. With Dumbarton beating us and a bonus win over the Rose, they are tucked in behind Airdrie in second place with Dundee and ourselves struggling in 3rd & 4th place. Dundee are at home to Dumbarton the following night and will fancy taking three points from that one, so it's win at all costs for us on Tuesday night. 

Kick off 7:45pm Tuesday 25th July

GAME INFO

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Team		P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD  Pts
1	Air	2	2	0	0	3	0	3	6
2	Dum	3	1	1	1	2	3	-1	5
3	ICT	2	1	0	1	3	3	0	3
4	Dun	2	1	0	1	1	1	0	3
5	Bon	3	0	1	2	1	3	-2	1

 

Team News

Inverness have signed wide player Luis Longstaff on a two year deal from Cove Rangers. Most of our squad have had a run out over these games with the exception of Max Ram who is not match fit yet. If this is still pre-season then it has been somewhat of a failure. The only bonus has been Billy Mckay notching his record equalling 101st goal for the club. That's a fantastic achievement and hopefully it won't be too long before he secures the outright leadership in the goal scoring charts.

 

 

Airdrieonians stunned Dundee at the weekend taking all three points to put them top of the table on six points having also beaten Dumbarton in their opening tie. Plenty of useful players at Airdrie. We know all about Nikolay Todorov but let's not forget that this side hammered Falkirk 6-2 in the Championship play-offs at the end of last season. 

 

Starting XI v Dundee

 

Rae

Watson   Fordyce   Taylor-Sinclair   Ballantyne

Frizzell   McCabe   Aiken

McGregor   Gallagher   McGill

 

Subs: O'Connor (53 McGill), Todorov (78 Gallagher), Telfer (81 Frizzell)

 

It's a long time since we last played Airdrie, in any shape or form. 20 years ago we won the Challenge Cup in Perth 2-0 with goals from Bingham and Hislop against the then Airdrie United. Our last game against an Airdrie XI was a 4-0 win over Airdrie United at the Caledonian Stadium in 2010.

 

Blast from the Past:

Ian Broadfoot reports from the Caledonian Stadium in 2002, probably the final game v the original Airdrieonians.

Steve Paterson's 300th game in charge produced a very welcome victory which stopped a slide down the league. Caley Thistle lay fourth last Saturday but slipped to seventh in midweek without kicking a ball. This win resulted in a climb to fifth. The first half was a nervous period with Caley Thistle trying hard but achieving little. Airdrie's best chance came in the first minute when they were awarded a free kick 20 yards out. Mark Roberts drove the ball goalwards and Nicky Walker dived to make a good save. In 13 minutes a high David Bagan cross proved troublesome to Airdrie keeper Allan Ferguson but he tipped it over. Five minutes later a Barry Robson corner from the right reached Grant Munro beyond the back post but he could only bundle the ball over for a goal kick. Stuart Taylor created a chance for himself at the other end in 29 minutes but he wasted it with a scuff past the post. In 33 minutes the home sides best first half chance fell to Dennis Wyness after good interplay with Charlie Christie but the striker hit it over from 10 yards. A minute later Owen Coyle reached a corner at the back post but left it to Taylor but he mishit to concede a goal kick. The tempo of the match changed in 50 minutes when Robson sent over a cross from the left and Martin Bavidge scored at the back post despite Ferguson getting a touch. This lifted Caley Thistle and calmed a few nerves. They kept on top after that but could not score a second goal. Robson strode through the Airdrie defence just after the goal but his shot deflected off Alan McManus. On the hour mark Ferguson raced out of goal to the touchline to just beat Bavidge to the ball. Ferguson saved Airdrie again in 76 minutes when he dived at the feet of Wyness as he stretched to reach a Bavidge curling ball but it went harmlessly for a goal kick. The nerves returned in the last few minutes as Caley Thistle worked hard to preserve their lead. With three minutes left Airdrie nearly stole an equaliser when a seemingly harmless Taylor header beat Walker but came back off the post into the relieved keepers arms. Despite a seemingly endless three minutes of added time Caley Thistle held on to win.

Saturday, March 30th, 2002, 3:00pm

Caledonian Stadium, Inverness
Attendance: 1,709
Referee: C Hardie

 

Airdrie Info: They were formed in 2002 as Airdrie United Football Club following the liquidation of the original Airdrieonians club, formed in 1878. The club's official name was changed in 2013 with the approval of the Scottish Football Association to the traditional name of Airdrieonians.

[ICTPaisley]

Luis Longstaff*

[tm4tj]

Predictive sex.

[CELTIC1CALEY3]

These were the days  'In 1990 Caley scored a penalty shoot-out victory against Airdrie in a third round replay at Telford Street and in 1991 they held St Johnstone to a home 2-2 draw. They lost the replay 3-0 but the thousands of fans who went south that night to Perth sent out a strong message – Inverness could support a Scottish League team.'

[ICTPaisley]

4 hours ago, CELTIC1CALEY3 said:

These were the days  'In 1990 Caley scored a penalty shoot-out victory against Airdrie in a third round replay at Telford Street and in 1991 they held St Johnstone to a home 2-2 draw. They lost the replay 3-0 but the thousands of fans who went south that night to Perth sent out a strong message – Inverness could support a Scottish League team.'

Unfortunately a lot of the support has now been spoiled and whinge at the thought of such games.

[IBM]

Just heading down to be with the Rif-Raf in the main stand again.  I hope for a decent game and a good win!

[Robert]

Starting 11:

MacKay

Davidson Devine Delaney Nicolson

Carson Gilmour

Longstaff Doran Shaw

Mckay

Eight subs: Ridgers, Duffy, Harper, Ram, Hyde, Samuels, Brooks and Bray (that’s if I caught it right when announced!).

First appearances for Ram and Hyde. No sign of Welsh or MacGregor. Hopefully just being rested. 

Edited July 25, 2023 by Robert

[BobbyDazzler]

Hopefully that's not a serious injury for Lewis 

[Robert]

It looked bad. Stretchered off. Two down. Gifts by Davidson and Devine. 

[ICTPaisley]

I can take the one off defeat to Dumbarton as bad as it was, but we need to be bouncing back tonight. What’s going on ?

[CaleyCiuin]

Players have the ability, it’s all in the poor quality of coaching. This setup has been in place too long now. Long overdue a change !

[CaleyCanary]

Oops not looking good, let’s hope this is just blowing the cobwebs away before the serious stuff starts!

[Yngwie]

On the bright side, we can concentrate on the league now. 

[+Moogthurso]

Disgusting performance 2 nil down against airdrie already. 

 

Unacceptable from a team with talent but little coherence. 

 

Dodds has a half to save his job but his ability to influence and change things during a game has always been low. 

[CaleyCiuin]

11 minutes ago, CaleyCiuin said:

Players have the ability, it’s all in the poor quality of coaching. This setup has been in place too long now. Long overdue a change !

To quote Dodds in his pre match interview, ‘ the definition of madness, is doing the same thing and expecting different results!!!’,. Or words to that effect. He is responsible for the team doing the same / different thing!!!!  

Edited July 25, 2023 by CaleyCiuin

[Pele_Is_God]

He’s just signed a 2 year deal.

[Robert]

I thought we looked better early on with Longstaff in particular standing out. We then lost Nicolson to a bad late tackle that the ref missed and he was stretchered off. Davidson gave away possession cheaply and Airdrie scored. Devine then did the same for the second.

Since we lost the first goal we’ve huffed and puffed but never looked like getting back in it. 

Edited July 25, 2023 by Robert

[IBM]

6 minutes ago, Pele_Is_God said:

He’s just signed a 2 year deal.

I know so he is going nowhere!

[tm4tj]

The word rubbish springs to mind.

The worst of it is we don't look like scoring.

[Robert]

Duffy, Bray and Brooks on for Davidson, Devine and Doran. 

[Alan]

We've pulled one back from Gilmour

[Alan]

Samuels replaced Longsfaf

[Alan]

Should of course read LONGSTAFF

[Robert]

That was some strike by Gilmour!

[Robert]

Mckay breaks the record! 2-2.