Tough season has us in need of a recharge

Airdrie striker Ben Wilson says it’s time to switch off and recover from a season that was mentally and physically exhausting, as they stayed in the Championship via the play-offs.

- ANDY MCGILVRAY

A sticky first half to the season with few wins and a raft of injuries to first-team players was vastly improved upon from January - but Airdrie would still have been relegated but for a 15-point deduction imposed on Hamilton Accies.

That still left Airdrie with the Championship play-offs, which they negotiated, with wins over Stenhousemuir and Cove Rangers.

A 2-1 win at the Balmoral Stadium was followed up by a tense 0-0 draw at New Broomfield in the final second leg, and Wilson, top scorer at the club on 17 goals, admitted relief.

He said: “Summer and pre-season is really important.