Airdrie Cove Rangers handed 'biggest game in Scotland' tag by Diamonds boss ahead of title-defining crunch

Airdrie manager Ian Murray says his side’s potentially title-defining match with Cove Rangers this Saturday is the only place to be in Scottish football.

The Diamonds are on a 14-game unbeaten streak in League One and clinched a promotion play-off spot with a 2-0 victory over Queen’s Park on Saturday.

Callum Smith and Dylan Easton strikes sealed a good afternoon’s work for Murray’s men, who will now lead his side into a huge game with leaders Cove.

Sitting second and five points off their weekend visitors, Murray reckons the fixture is game of the weekend in Scottish football, with how much is riding on it in terms of the title’s destination.

The Diamonds can’t afford to lose, but a win would haul them right into the fight and to within two points going into the final five games.

Murray said: “We can’t wait for it. We will embrace this and make sure the boys are ready and rested. Anybody trying to predict this scoreline, good luck to them!

“We are both trying to outfox each other. It’s set up to be a cracker. I hope we get a really good crowd and Cove bring down a really good crowd too.

“It’s probably the biggest game in Scotland next week in terms of league deciders. It’s certainly the biggest game for Airdrie fans.

“The first two games we played were cagey but the last game we played up at Cove was fantastic. It’s in our hands to cut the deficit so we want to cut Cove’s lead to two points with five games to go. Then it’s game on.”

While aware of how big this Saturday’s match is for the League One title, the Airdrie manager no longer thinks it’s a pivotal one for their season.

Murray explained: “It’s not defining for our season at all. It will be defining in terms of where the league title will go. But we will take