Airdrie can follow Dundee United up to Premiership after confident showing against champions, says Fordyce

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Airdrie player/assistant boss Callum Fordyce says their dominant display against champions Dundee United last week should give the Diamonds confidence they can follow the Terrors up to the Premiership.United were crowned champions on Friday night after a 0-0 draw at New Broomfield, but Airdrie picked up plaudits for their showing in an entertaining stalemate that proved they can more than mix it with the top flight-bound side.The Diamonds are pushing for back-to-back promotions and enter the play-offs next week when they face Partick Thistle over two legs in the quarter-finals, starting on Tuesday at New Broomfield with the second leg at Firhill on May 10.And Fordyce believes they are showing the qualities to follow in United’s footsteps.He said: “I thought the boys were excellent on Friday night and we were well on top.

Dundee United needed that point to win the league and they got it, so congratulations to them.“But some of the stuff we played was arguably the best we’ve played all season.“Anybody who watched the game realises that’s the way we want to play football and it is a credit to the boys.“We just never got the goal that our play deserved.“If you understand football, you know it was an entertaining 0-0.“It’s a great positive for the players to perform that way against the team that has won the division.“We know what we are capable of and the team should be bursting with confidence and ready to go for the play-offs.”In the play-offs, the Diamonds will need to come through a whopping SIX games to reach the Premiership.The winners of the quarter-final will face Raith Rovers over two legs on May 14 and 17 in the semi-finals, while the final will also be a two-legged affair on May 23 and 26 against the side