Rhys McCabe’s Airdrieonians seemed lifeless and buried not that way back, having shocked the division final season by reaching the play-offs after promotion.
However previously two months they’ve began to piece collectively what can be a extremely inconceivable comeback.
They’d received just one Championship match all season till their 3-0 victory over Dunfermline on 25 January – however a four-game unbeaten league run adopted to breathe some life into their marketing campaign.
A 4-1 loss by the hands of Ayr on the weekend introduced that to an finish, and Airdrie are nonetheless 10 factors adrift of their nearest rivals within the desk, Dunfermline.
But when they have been to one way or the other survive the drop it must go down as one of many best Scottish soccer survival tales.
Nonetheless, time is operating out, as defender Lewis Strapp is all too conscious of.
“I am anticipating a response, before everything,” he stated after the Ayr loss.
“We’re all a bit devastated, however on Tuesday we anticipate to go on the market and for everybody to be at it.
“Even the boys coming off the bench, all people must be able to go.
“We have got 10 video games left, we won’t sit again and take a look at these outcomes – we simply must hold trying ahead.”
Airdrieonians have misplaced each matches to Falkirk 2-0 this season, however they’ve received their previous three dwelling video games.
Each side are determined for factors, as is each workforce in a league of nice margins.
