Dumbarton V Airdrie 26-3-04 preview


By Chris Mac
March 26 2004

Will the Rock fall to the Diamonds this weekend, Airdrie are on the road once again and Dumbarton is the destination. We need the win to solidify second and challenge for the championship.

Second Division
Preview For Saturday, 27th March 2004

Dumbarton

V

Airdrie

 Brian Fairley

 

 Managers

Sandy Stewart

 

Sandy has slight doubts over Steven Docherty, Jerome Varielle and Mark Roberts all had to be substituted in our game against Forfar on Tuesday night. The good news is the Alan Gow is now at full fitness and likely to start and Scott Wilson has recovered fully from his knee injury.

We have to get 22 points from the remaining 9 games to guarantee promotion and it is well within our grasp.

However we can't rule Dumbarton out there home form of nine unbeaten games in a row could be a huge stumbling block as they are only six points behind us.

Match Previewt by Chris Mac

 

 

Referee: CraigThomson  

 

 

 Airdrie Possible Line Up

 

 

 

Mark McGeown
Kevin Christie, Alan McManus, Neil McGowan, Paul Lovering
Stephen McKeown, Marvyn Wilson, David Dunn, Willie McLaren
Owen Coyle, Alan Gow

 

 

 

 Opponents News

 

 

 

Dumbarton have made a change to the squad by bringing in a Norwegian mid-fielder Bjorn Skjelered, he has been at the club training but has only recently recieved clearance to play. Brian Fairley has doubts over Mark Bradley injured and Barry Donald suspended, both are mid-field players.  

Dumbarton have gone nine games without a loss at Dumbarton and we have gone nine with out a loss any where.  

This should be the game of the day in the 2nd Division.

 

 

 

 Airdrie V Head To Heads

 

 

 

  
 

  Airdrie wins

  draws   Dumbarton wins
League 2 1 4
Total 2 1 4
2003/2004
Scottish Division 2 Airdrie 1-1 Dumbarton 14-02-2004
Scottish Division 2 Dumbarton 2-0 Airdrie 16-11-2003
Scottish Division 2 Airdrie 2-0 Dumbarton 30-08-2003
2002/2003
Scottish Division 2 Airdrie 2-1 Dumbarton 08-03-2003
Scottish Division 2 Dumbarton 2-1 Airdrie 01-01-2003
Scottish Division 2 Airdrie 0-1 Dumbarton 09-11-2002
Scottish Division 2 Dumbarton 3-1 Airdrie 24-08-2002

 

 

 

 

 Ref Review

 Craig Thomson

 Games: 22 Yellow Cards: 61 Red Cards: 5

 

 

We have had a visitation from Craig Thomson twice this season, the first was in our friendly against Montrose which we obviously won 2-0 in that game there were two bookings Dunn and McManus.

In the second we were away to Berwick (27/9/03) there were two bookings in the game and both were for Berwick.

 

 

 Prediction

Banana skin, difficult game, bogey team pick your cliché Dumbarton fits them all for us this season especially at the rock.

I will accept a draw from this one and count it as bonus point, but on our form I can't see any one beating us. Dumbarton 1 -V- 3 Airdrie