Airdrie take on English Division one team Norwich City today in our only home pre-season match of 2009 - 2010.
For anyone unable to make the match against Raith Rovers last week this will be our first chance to see the team. The Raith game ended in a 2 - 0 defeat.
Our squad for 2009 – 2010 Goal Keepers Stephen Robertson Lee Hollis No Change in the goal keeping situation, our POTY last season we know Robertson is a capable goal keeper and Lee Hollis proved he was a capable under study in the couple of games he started last season.
Defence Mark Smyth Bobby Donnelly David Nixon Paul Lovering Again no change from last season, we know they are capable.
Midfield MacDonald McLaughlin Waddell Smith
Having not seen last weeks match against Raith, I just hope we are looking at a midfield leader because I still feel we are lacking dominant player here. Attack Watt Baird Gemmill Lagana Watt ripped the second division apart last time we were in the league and Baird is capable, Gemmill I will reserve judgment on until I see him play. Lagana I’ve heard is 6ft 2” so maybe the foil we’re looking for. Rumours Adam Strachan & Willie McLachlan have booth been offered contracts but as yet have not accepted.
No predictions from me until I see the team play in a second division match.
Norwich have played two games in Scotland in their pre-season tour, Serbian Goran Maric scored the only goal in their 1-0 win over St Johnstone, in their frst match of their tour they beat Raith Rovers 1-0 Paul McVeigh scoring the matches only goal.
Airdrie Vs Norwich
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Date: 18/07/2009 08:25
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Need another 2 or so defenders to help competition for the places and have cover for injuries etc (we can't rely on U19s for long term ones, unless they're exceptionally good of course, we can't tell)
Also reckon another 2 midfielders (especially the leader type everyone wants). Think it'll be good if Strachan and McLachlan sign, that's one player in each category.
Any other trialists confirmed for today?
I agree with the Airdrie 0 Norwich something score.
Lagana is NOT over 6ft --- he is about the same size and build as MacDonald. In other words the signings we have made so far are Gemmill, Waddell and Lagana who will all fit into our team of midgets perfectly. (Watt, Baird, McDonald etc.). Then we have the possibilty of Strachan also joining our happy band of Lilliputians.
NO height and strength in midfield or in the forward line, same as last season !!!
thought we played awrite yesterday as Norwich were well ahead of us,you must need to be 6ft 6 to get into that squad but playin in the 2nd div we wont be far away
I wasn't at the Raith game and was expecting it to be utter guff yesterday, wasn't as bad as I thought put it that way, the only thing that scared me was Lagana was on the right wing, had a decent game but always looked to want to come inside and get in on the action, please god not another season of a decent central midfielder played wrongly just to accomodate the ever increasingly frustrating KMac. (awaits the "Best player in the team" comments.)
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