Airdrie United –V- East Fife preview 7/11/03

By Chris Mac
November 8 2003

We have had mixed results against East Fife this season, a good 2-1 win in the Bells Challenge Cup and a bad 3-1 loss, both game were at New Bayview.

Airdrie United –V- East Fife

Preview for 07/11/03

 

 

East Fife visit New Broomfield for the first time this season for the second V third place match, “to the winner go the spoils” or in the case second spot in the Scottish second division.

 

Sandy Stewart has promised to ring the changes after our total inhalation last week against Greenock Morton. Our defensive problems seem to be continuing with Alan McManus having tests for a stomach problem, probably a hernia, possibly putting him out for weeks.

 

So, to the possible squad for Saturday’s game.

 

Mark McGeown

 

Scott Wilson              Sandy Stewart           Neil McGowan

 

Marvyn Wilson           David Dunn

 

Stephen Docherty                 Stephen McKeown               Alan Gow

 

Jerome Varielle         Martin Glancy

 

It’s strange to think that for the first time this season Airdrie have had to suffer two loses in a row, the first in the Challenge Cup final and last weeks 6-1 loss Versus Greenock.

 

Sandy and the team have to turn this around tomorrow and bounce back in big style, It’s time to fight for the Diamond.

 

Jim Moffat of East Fife comes to Airdrie with the same point of view, East Fife have lost their last two games, keeping them stationary on19 points.

 

Past Meetings

 

Airdrie -V- East Fife

	Airdrie (old) wins	draws	East Fife wins
League	15	19	22
FA Cup	3	0	1
League Cup	4	1	1
Total	22	20	24

 

Biggest Airdrie Win

1957/1958
Scottish League Cup	Airdrie	9-1	East Fife

 

Biggest East Fife Win

1955/1956
Scottish Division 1 (old)	East Fife	8-1	Airdrie (old)

 

 

 

Airdrie United -V- East Fife

	Airdrie United wins	draws	East Fife wins
League	0	0	1
League Cup	1	0	0
Total	1	0	1

2003/2004
Scottish Division 2	East Fife	3-1	Airdrie United	13-09-2003
Scottish League Cup	East Fife	0-2	Airdrie United	02-09-2003

Prediction

This is a must win, nothing else will do for the the confidence of the team and the fans.