Morton 2 Airdrie 0: Cammy Ballantyne haunts old side as McCabe says rock bottom Diamonds felt sorry for themselves

By Ian Steven

Cammy Ballantyne came back to haunt his old club as the former Airdrie defender helped sink 10-man Diamonds and sent them to the bottom of the Championship.

The North Lanarkshire side struggled to gain a foothold in the game leading to gaffer Rhys McCabe worrying about a “feel sorry mentality” at New Broomfield, with his side having lost four of their six Championship games so far.

Zak Delaney broke the deadlock four minutes before the break when he headed home. And after a red card for midfielder Rhys Armstrong, Ballantyne - who chose not to renew his deal with the Diamonds in the summer - fired in a low strike three minutes from time to make sure of the points.

Gutted Airdrie gaffer Rhys McCabe said: "There was loads of things I wanted to see better. I thought we had a look about us that was almost a kind of feel sorry mentality. Listen, there's a set of circumstances just now in terms of injuries and stuff like that, which, again, I've just said there in the post matches, what do you do?

“Do you sit and sulk and feel sorry and have everyone all giving you the pity? Or do you work hard and get on with it and make the best of what you've got just now? And, I don't think there was enough of that today.

“I would argue we got to the playoffs last year with a young squad, so It's alright because you're on a kind of run of form where results and performances maybe aren't going our way. And the first thing everyone says to me, it's because you've got a young and inexperienced team, yet no one says anything when we get to the playoffs last year.

“I thought there was more than enough areas and chances for us to go and exploit. Especially even down to ten. It's a little more gamble as such, but you have to