Ian Murray: Last News

brought former Partick Thistle shot-stopper Scott Fox in from Motherwell, with him having been out for the entire season with an ACL injury. Murray says his side simply need to try and beat what is put in front of them, but the gaffer reckons that already won't be easy against a side that is fighting to stay in a league above them.

last night's dramatic win over Cove Rangers.He said: "Fans being allowed back has come at a really nice time for us."Hopefully we can sort that out for them.

The Jags edged the Diamonds 1-0 last Saturday before going on to seal the title on Tuesday with a 5-0 win over Falkirk. But Airdrie have taken a step closer to joining them in the Championship next season after beating Cove Rangers 2-0 yesterday, thanks to second half efforts from Calum Gallagher and Dean Ritchie, following a midweek win over Montrose.That is enough to guarantee them a play-off spot and a win in their final match on Tuesday at home to Falkirk would see them finish runners-up in the table, as well as ensuring they avoid a Championship side in the play-off semi-finals.Murray said: "It's really nice for us to be in the play-offs with a game to spare and also in a position to try and clinch second place.

a narrow 1-0 defeat at Firhill on Saturday, which looks to have killed off their title hopes.

Murray told the Airdrie website. “First half we were exceptional.

Airdrie boss Ian Murray was delighted with Paton’s debut, calling the experienced midfielder the ‘best player on the park.’The on-loan EK midfielder has been unable to train for months with the Lowland League suspended and Paton was relieved to be back playing.He said: “It was good to be back.

that has only just been lifted, with Airdrie travelling to Peterhead for a crunch League One game on Saturday.Murray says all of the clubs in the tiers below the Championship deserve enormous credit for how they have handled the situation.He said: "It feels great though of course we've only got two fixtures in there, but it's nice to get back first and foremost to training, and we know the plans now for the next two weeks."We're all really happy and it's nice to finally get back again."As you can imagine it has been crazy for everybody in general, but in our line of work it has been a bit more crazy."We've been back, we've not been back, there has been a lot of discussion about it, and it has been difficult with no fans in the ground and

a match that has now been moved to Sunday, having dumped Airdrie 1-0 in a Betfred Cup group stages game back in November, ending their chance to progress in the competition.Boss Murray admits that result still smarts, but he’s also just happy that Airdrie have a chance to get through to the third round.

priceless winner at Falkirk on Sunday.

Airdrieonians’ clash with top of the table Cove Rangers is crucial in a 27-game League One season.The Diamonds currently sit third in the division and gaffer Murray is targeting a title challenge this term. With a reduced fixture list in the midst of the pandemic, he reckons it is key to put down a marker at New Broomfield this weekend against the Aberdeenshire visitors.

Thomas Robert in top form over the crucial winter period after his star turn against Forfar. The former Montpellier kid opened the scoring with a stunning strike at Station Park yesterday, with a Dale Carrick penalty and Kyle Connell strike completing the scoring for the Diamonds.

Dale Carrick netted for the second time in as many games to break the deadlock after 36 minutes, but Partick levelled within four minutes through Brian Graham amid claims for offside.

coronavirus lockdown, Labour’s Ian Murray MP has said.The Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland called on Nicola Sturgeon to ban the game amid fears that fans will travel from Glasgow to Blackpool pubs or congregate in private homes in breach of guidelines designed to stop the spread of the virus.The Edinburgh South MP said:  “It is extraordinary that the football match, regardless of what kind of football match or any sporting event or cultural event for that matter, is a threat to public health it should be postponed.”“Rather than the First Minister saying that she’s concerned that it might spread covid and  she is concerned that and it might tempt people to breach the strict rules that are in place, particularly across the central belt

Ian Murray is “over the moon” after becoming a dad for the very first time. The Scottish politician shared the exciting news that he and long-term partner Mariam had welcomed the new arrival on Thursday night.

Richard Leonard to quit as Scottish party leader.Macpherson said Scottish Labour had become a “nostalgic cult” under Leonard and urged Keir Starmer to intervene.He also said the “excellent” Labour MP Ian Murray would have made an effective leader.Leonard, a left winger who is close to Jeremy Corbyn, is under pressure after a double flop at the ballot box.His party slumped to fifth place at the European election and lost six of their seven seats at the general election.A poll showed Labour on 15% of the vote for next year’s Holyrood election and insiders believe some of the current MSPs will lose their seats.Leonard’s struggles led to veteran peer Lord Foulkes saying he would be putting his party first if he stood down.

Airdrie defender Joshua Burke hopes to repay the faith of boss Ian Murray and director of football Stuart Millar after penning a new deal. The 18-year-old has been added to the first-team squad with the Diamonds ‘mothballing’ their academy and reserve set-up amid the Covid-19 outbreak.

Outlander star Steven Cree has joined Cash for Kids as a national patron.

Annan duo Ian Murray and Martin Starr have teamed up to offer a delivery service for people who need food supplies.

Airdrie boss Ian Murray says some Scottish clubs could find it hard to recover from playing games behind closed doors due to the Coronavirus threat, but health has to come first.

Boss Ian Murray says Airdrie were hit by injuries as they slumped to defeat against play-off hopefuls Montrose.