Airdrie United -V- Berwick Rangers

By Chris MacMillan
February 14 2003

Today AirdrieUnited entertain Berwick Rangers at Broomfield, but the question seems to be can the team entertain the Airdrie United support. Sitting eight in the league is doing nothing for our spirits and it seems the natives are getting a little restless.

So a little perspective is needed i feel and below is the squad list and those who are injured.

Jimmy Boyle Long time injured

Paul Armstrong

Simon Vella Still away???????

Scott Wilson

Sandy Stewart  Injured against St Johnstone                                                                                                               
Liam McVey Injured after Tuesdays game

Neil McGowan

Marvyn Wilson

Stephen Docherty

Lee Gardner

Paul Harvey

Willie Wilson

Darren Miller (have we seen him yet??)

Steve MacAulay Gashed leg, out for two weeks

David McGuire

Martin Glancy

Paul Ronald

Alan Gow

Stephen McKeown

Jerome Vareille

So with four injuries were left with a squad of seventeen players and one keeper.

The choices left to Sandy Stewart, the manager of our team Airdrie United are very limited. No-one can plan for having almost one fifth of your squad out of action.

So what's the choices for Sandy? By the looks of things were going to have another make shift back line and hopefully Simon Vella will have returned and give us some height, another choice would be to put Paul Ronald  back there.

                                             Mark Mcgeown

                                   Paul Ronald  Stephen Docherty Neil McGowan

   Paul Armstrong                                             Simon Vella

                                       Lee Gardner

                                          Marvyn Wilson                  David Dunn

                                          Stephen McKeown    Jerome Varialle

Looking at the league table we are in trouble when other teams play their games in hand it could leave us second bottom. We now have only Thirteen games until the end of our first season and it is now time that every player in an Airdrie United shirt took a good look at themselves and fight for every ball, shoot from any part of the pitch and put some wins together.

Thirtynine points are up for grabs and i think we can get them all.