CUP CLASH IS A MARKER

Rhys McCabe reckons Saturday's Premier Sports Cup opener at Dundee will tell him exactly where Airdrie are, ahead of their Championship season opener.

- ANDY MCGILVRAY

The Diamonds head to Dens Park in their Group C curtain-raiser on Saturday, and are no strangers to stunning Premierhsip opponents in this competition.

McCabe reckons he's a couple of players short of where he would like his squad to be, and says the Tayside clash is a good gauge as he prepares for the visit of Ross County on August 2.

He said: “The first game is Dundee, which gives us that taste of Premiership opposition, so it gives us a good marker, in terms of where we're at, what we still need to do, and what we need to work towards.