January
New year but the same old Airdrie as we go on a club record winning run
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Fixtures
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We start 2022 with a 9 goal thriller with Stevie May scoring a hatrick for St Johnstone but ending up on the wrong end of 6 Airdrie goals. Lys Mousset scored all 3 goals against Hibs to set him well on his way to the golden boot, only a injury can stop him now. Our Youngest side of the season put Falkirk out of the cup as i get a reminder of how many players are ready to step up to the first team, Too many! Our final match was one that i strongly suspected would end our winning run, a trip to Pittodrie but 15 minutes in and we were 2 goals clear thanks to youth center back Tobias Basler and despite our former loan star Greg Falconer pulling one back for the Dons they never came close to a 2nd
What a player he's turning into!
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SPL Table
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Were set for a utter thriller over the final 14 games. Were in the middle of a old firm sandwich, 3 goals behind Celtic and 4 ahead of Rangers. Aberdeen are 7 points behind had they beat us it would be even closer with the top 4. Best of the rest so far is Partick who share the middle of the table with Hibs, Hamilton & Motherwell while at the bottom former top half regulars Hearts and Dundee Utd have tayside rivals St Johnstone just behind them and all are chasing Ross County with only 6 points splitting the lot it should be a vintage SPL season.
Transfer Window
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With a sudden income of cash we add 6 players, mostly for the u20s with Anthony Ralson being the biggest signing for the club in a while as a player that has plenty experience and all for £74k.
Anthony Ralston DR
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Karl Rohden GK
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4 youth player come from Spain and Scandinavia
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Out
The reason we had this sudden wealth is that we agreed to sell
Nicolas Lagneaux to Man Utd for £5,75m in the summer so we'll have him at the club but he'll be a back up player going forward so i can see which of the back up MR's will take his spot. My plan was to use the money to add several players at knock down prices that were coming to the end of there contracts, needless to to say i got non!
A stand out player over the past few seasons
Gary Mackay Stevens was reaching the last 6 months of his contract and with first team chances receding i took what little money i could get for him now.
We let two youngster with not future leave on a free and loan out 7 other making a total of 21 Airdie players out on loan most of which have 18 months left at the club so i'm expecting big changes come the summer.
SPL Transfers
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Celtic make there usual profit and buy replacements for less, Hearts buy the best of Killie, good idea to buy players from last seasons bottom team? Time will tell!