Airdrie captain Adam Frizzell says a Scottish Cup win at Dumbarton can finally get their season off and running – but they’ll need to be on top form.
The Diamonds head to League One side Dumbarton on fourth-round duty on Saturday, hoping for a win that can send them on a run that could help them get out of relegation trouble in the Championship.
With just one league win all season ahead of a trip to Livingston last night (Tuesday), Airdrie are rooted to the foot of the table, 13 points behind second-bottom Dunfermline, with a game in hand.
Dumbarton don’t have their troubles to seek, as going into administration saw them deducted 15 points, leaving them six behind second-bottom Inverness, who were docked 15 points for the same reason in October.
Midfielder Frizzell, who spent a spell at Dumbarton on loan from Kilmarnock in 2019-20, before joining the Sons permanently the following season, said: “We were talking about the Scottish Cup, because if we can get past Dumbarton – which is a notoriously difficult place to go – we could end up getting a really good fixture, and you’re essentially two games away from Hampden.
“That would be a definite chance to get a bit of positivity about the place, and try to find that groove from somewhere, and help us in the league.
“It could be a chance to kick-start things.
“We know that if we can perform on any given day you can get a win, that’s why the cup is so interesting.”
Frizzell reckons as the higher-league team Airdrie will go into the cup clash as favourites.
He said: “We’ll go to Dumbarton, probably as the team that is expected to win.
“Their position is obviously difficult with the reduction they got.
“I know a lot of their players, they’re a well-drilled team that is very tough to beat.
“But we have to go and do that. If we can get a win and get into the hat it starts to become a wee bit more positive, and that’s something we can try to take into the league.
“I think over the last month the performances have been good, and we’ve been really unfortunate to only take one point from 15.
“If we can keep that level high and build on it, the results will come.”