Hamilton v Airdrie: Scott Martin hopes to avenge 'dark day' for Accies in derby clash
dailyrecord.co.ukSkipper Scott Martin hopes Accies can avenge a ‘dark day’ in their history when Airdrieonians come calling today.Hamilton host the Monklands men for the first time since they relegated them to League One in a dramatic play-off final in 2022, where Accies were on the cusp of victory only for Airdrie to force extra-time in the final moments and then win on penalties to send them down.John Rankin’s men are back in the Championship after earning an immediate return via last season’s play-offs and now Accies have the chance to pile the misery on Airdrie, who are currently on a run of three straight defeats with the loss of 13 goals.Both squads have seen lots of changes since their last meeting, but Martin is one of the few survivors alongside Reghan Tumilty and currently-injured defender Dylan McGowan.The midfielder, who helped Accies pick up their first league win of the season in last Saturday’s 1-0 win over Dunfermline, said: “It still hurts for the boys that are still here, but I think there are only three.
We have been through a total rebuild since then and there’s a lot of new faces.“But it was a dark day for the players and the club.
Sometimes taking a step back to go forward is the way to go and that is how we need to look at it.“Airdrie are a really good team.
We saw that last season with the way they played in the Championship and they have a really good manager and players.“Everybody can go through a bad run.
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