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Airdrie and Coatbridge Advertiser

Description: The voice of Monklands.

Newest Review: ... but not with the Airdrie Advertiser. Rather than focus on the death of a 123 year old football club which has given more ... more

... happy times to the local residents than any other aspect of the town, the sports section is more likely to focus on some amateur rugby team who have avoided a total humping for the first time of the season. The local rag appears to be nothing more than free advertising for the current consortium trying to takeover Airdrie - in other words, the bad guys of the whole takeover situation. But what could you hope for? On countless times, fans group Diamonds Direct Action, who have battled for 18 months to save the club, ha...more

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Airdrie and Coatbridge Advertiser: The Voice of Monklands? (296 words)
by - written on 31/07/01
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The Airdrie and Coatbridge Advertiser won't be an issue to many of you. But when you're an Airdrie fan, living in Airdrie and your clubs plight is ignored by the national press, you turn to your local rag every Wednesday hoping that it's investigative journalism will shed some light on the takeover situation. In most towns, that would be the case, but not with the Airdrie Advertiser. Rather than focus on the death of a 123 year old football club which has given more happy times to the local residents than any other aspect of the town, the sports section is more likely to focus on some amateur rugby team who have avoided a total humping for the first ... Read the complete review