Airdrie must stop letting games slip, says Calum Gallagher as side drop out of top four

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Striker Calum Gallagher says Airdrie have become guilty of letting games slip and warned they must snap out of it to get their promotion bid back on track.For the third week running, Airdrie took the lead and let points slip through their grasp when Falkirk came roaring back from Gallagher’s delightful lob opener on Saturday to win 3-1.That knocked the Diamonds out of the top four and left them two points behind FC Edinburgh and Alloa going into this weekend’s trip to Queen of the South - a team the Diamonds have yet to beat this term after 3-3 and 1-1 draws in their previous meetings.And Gallagher said: “Three weeks ago when we were playing Dunfermline, the first hour of the game was the best football, I would argue, anyone has played in this league this season.“But we are guilty of letting games slip.“At times, for all our great stuff, we aren’t grinding games out the way we need to at this stage of the season.“By hook or by crook, we need to get points on the board.“It is the business end of the season and, ultimately, points matter more than performances.“We will need to figure that out on the training ground this week and approach Saturday in the right mindset.“Queen of the South have had a bit of a mixed season and their standing in the table [eighth] probably isn’t representative of their qualities.“Any time we have faced them they have been really in the game, dominating the game at times, so we fully expect them to be similar on Saturday and we will need to be at our best to get a result away from home.”Gallagher took his tally to 14 for the season with his strike against the Bairns and he was gutted it didn’t contribute to a much-needed victory.He added: “It’s disappointing the goal didn’t mean anything but,