Armadale Thistle boss admits promotion hopes are over following draw with Whitburn
dailyrecord.co.ukArmadale Thistle boss Derek Strickland conceded his side's East of Scotland Conference X promotion hopes are over after they let a two goal lead slip to Whitburn at the weekend, writes Callum McCormack.Goals from Thomas Murphy and Stuart MacLeod put the Dale two goals up but a late double from Darren Liddell meant it was honours even at Volunteer Park, a result Strickland admitted was fair.He said: "I think we needed to win.
We’re now out of the championship race and I think we’re out of the promotion race.“The boys have done great and it would be a shame if it just petered out.
But probably at the end of the day we’ve just fell short a wee bit, but we just need to re-group ourselves then look at next season.”He added: "I thought it was a right good local derby, tackles flying in, referee missing things.
It was a typical derby with two teams that are up there challenging for things.“Crowd wise it made for a good game but, for me as a manager, I didn’t think we played well enough.
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