Hamilton relegated, Airdrie promoted on penalties!

A penalty shootout finally decided this play-off final with Airdrie being promoted for the first time in 10 years and breaking their play-off bad luck. Mental scenes at the end of the game.

[@ajbry3124]

What a day. Will remember it forever. Been long time coming. Dont you know pump it up airdries going up♦️♦️♦️♦️♦️

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

Thanks AJ, I didn’t know that song until Saturday but it appears to be etched in my mind now 👍🏻

[@davidcane3152]

Subscribed! Great coverage! Was a great night ❤

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

Nice one David, welcome aboard, hoping to cover an Airdrie home game this season 👍🏻⚽️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@neilshaw5404]

I've been a Manchester City Season Ticket Holder for more than 40 Years, but Airdrie have always been my Scottish team, ever since suffering a bad accident on the same night as the 2-2 draw at Maine Road in September 71. Came out of a coma with my dad telling me that City had just dawn with Airdrie in the Texaco Cup (much to Mum's disgust). Hoping to finally see an Airdrie home match next season.

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

That’s a hell of a story Neil, hopefully no long lasting injury from 40 years ago. I am hoping to go to an Airdrie home game when the season starts, the fans were great on the day, deserve their promotion 👍🏻 Man City a bit different now to the one I remember in the 99 playoff final against the super Gills ⚽️ thanks for your comments 👍🏻

[@neilshaw5404]

@@mattthegroundhopper9242 24 Years to the day funnily enough. Yes I was there that day, and I'll be in Istanbul next week. Funny old game!

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

@@neilshaw5404 nice one Neil, true fan through thick and thin 👍🏻

[@TheGamingAKM]

I'm sure we ended up defeating Manchester City in the return leg at Broomfield 2-0. Got beat in the final by Derby, though.

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

@@TheGamingAKM great memory 👍🏻

[@bazscott]

Love it 🎉 Thanks for shining a light on the wee teams Matt 👏

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

Thanks Baz, from what I witnessed the other day there is nothing wee about Airdrie 👍🏻

[@DavidRoxburgh-x5b]

What a superb video. Was there soaking that drama in but excellent to see it from a different perspective. Quality..

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

Thanks David, it was a great afternoon and I felt privileged to have witnessed it live, Airdrie fans are great fans, I will come and watch you at home in the new Championship season 👍🏻

[@D4773n]

Enjoyed watching this on both yours and Blairs chanel, nice to see it from both perspectives.

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

Thanks Darren, it worked out well in the end, thanks for your comments 👍🏻

[@rossedgar3544]

"Look at the scenes!". Up there with the darts "I cant speak!". Great wee vid. Picked the right end. ❤♦️

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

Thanks Ross, I don’t even remember saying it, you can’t rehearse scenes like that, great evening 👍🏻

[@lesliegriffin4866]

As I am Dunfermline fan am happy Airdrie came up with us ..they’re been 2nd best teams in league one… Falkirk survived their 6th season in seaside league 😂 thanks you for keeping Falkirk down

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

Thanks Leslie for your comments, no love lost between you guys and Falkirk is there 😄👍🏻

[@christopherbentley7289]

Yes, the perfect season's ending, Sassenach Par that I am, with my older brother being a Diamond.

[@parklife15]

Loved the video, keep up the great coverage 👍😎

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

Thanks Dave for the positive comments, really appreciate them 👍🏻👍🏻

[@jeremiehaas1895]

Great vid. So much better then the big money games

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

Thanks Jeremie, i think supporters of large clubs just don’t understand the passion of smaller clubs supporters because there are less of them. But their love of their clubs is just as intense 👍🏻

[@harrison6143]

Gutted Accies fan here. Excellent vlog. Will never like Airdrie but fair play to them, brought a huge support after ten years away from second tier. How Tiehi missed that chance right after his goal I'll never know. Last one was an underhit pass so I'll let him off that one. It's Academical by the way, no "s" at the end.

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

Thanks Harrison, unfortunately there is always a losing team in these big occasions, will you come straight back up? thanks for your support 👍🏻

[@johngould3769]

Great video, matt .. lots of passion within the crowd ..

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

Thanks John, the Airdrie fans were spot on 👍🏻⚽️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@BlairMcNally]

Love this! Scottish football is unrivalled 😎

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

Thanks Blair, it was a good game, good advert for Scottish football ⚽️👍🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@garygray6683]

Nice to hear an Englishman commenting on our smaller leagues without any patronising or condescending comments. Well Done

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

Thanks Gary, I love and have always loved Scottish football at all levels, I am an anorak and I check the results and tables down to the highland and lowland leagues. I have done a few other games in Scotland and will be visiting every ground in the league including The Spartans. Apart from the dominant 2 winning the league I think the Scottish football product is a good one and I will defend that against any fellow negative Englishman 👍🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@mrussell72]

Brilliant video, well done mate. Don’t know if I would have enjoyed it at much if Airdrie didn’t go up but really enjoyed this perspective of it. Subscribed 👍🏼 Mon the diamonds ♦️

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

Thanks Omar, appreciate the support, Mon the diamonds ♦️👍🏻

[@Nuglung77]

Great video bud ♦️💪 Dont you know pump it up airdrie's going up

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

Thanks Jamie, yes was that the song they were singing 🎶 👍🏻

[@Nuglung77]

@Matt the Ground Hopper I was one of the noisey group in the other corner of the away stand and ran about the park like a lunatic as well♦️💪it was a long 10 years but we done it in the end .

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

@@Nuglung77 thanks Jamie, good thing about football is you can detach yourself from reality for a while and run around like a lunatic before getting back to normal life again 👍🏻

[@christopherbentley7289]

First the Pars, now the Diamonds! What a season ending in League One! I've linked this off to my brother, so I'm sure he'll enjoy this!

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

Top man Chris, lower league Scottish football is very entertaining 👍🏻

[@grantelliot9803]

Like your videos, especially of scottish football. Hopefully, see you at Falkirk next season

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

@@grantelliot9803 thanks Grant, Falkirk is on my list, hopefully a promotion season for you guys next year 👍🏻

[@grantelliot9803]

@Matt the Ground Hopper Hope so. Hopefully see you outside the ground or if not, in the main stand (West stand) and I'll say hi

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

@@grantelliot9803 thanks Grant, we can get you on the video, if you follow me on twitter you can get a heads up on where I am off to a few days prior to the games 👍🏻

[@robmccutcheon1930]

Hey matt brilliant blog scunthorpe used to have that but not recently Still its great to see scottish games my dad was from dunfermline so i always see how there getting on... Cheers matt from rob in scunny......

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

Cheers Rob from Scunny, hopefully you have a better season next season 👍🏻⚽️

[@McLaughlin520]

You can see me in the jacket with black joggers on at 12.52

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

I think I can just about see you 👍🏻

[@saraprva4172]

Useless fact #1 Both Airdrie & Hamilton have iconic red & white shirts, they're also big rivals, as are St.Helens RLFC & Wigan Warriors - they also wear the same shirts as Airdrie & Hamilton 😮

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

No such thing as a useless fact because although I know the rugby kits I never linked them to Scottish football, nice one 👍🏻⚽️🏉

[@saraprva4172]

@Matt the Ground Hopper Hvala ! You are right, should be "fun fact #1 :) Scottish football is so much more than Celtic Rangers, I'm a Hajduk fan but working at Brighton so definitely watch a Scottish match next season. Great vlog 👍

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

@@saraprva4172 thanks Sara, definitely get yourself to Scotland, it is a great place to visit 👍🏻

[@diamondfan8096]

EIO EIO Airdrie Airdrie! What day ♦️♦️

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

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[@scarlettpimpernel4130]

Good video, there is so much more to Scottish football than the two big Glasgow clubs

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

I totally agree, unfortunately the mainstream media and TV companies disagree hence only 12 teams in the Premiership 👍🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@georgerubypoppy1063]

Looked like an exciting game, Matt. You sure do get about. It`s a horrible experience to lose on pens. I`ve only experienced it in cups, but to get relegated after one must feel dreadful.

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

Thanks George, I have experienced it as a Gills fan in the playoff final in 1999 against Man City. Although we didn’t get relegated it was a very tough pill to swallow for a whole season. Up and down the UK ground hopping, i love it 👍🏻

[@arranwallaceafc9182]

Great video ♦️

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

Nice one, thanks Arran 👍🏻⬆️⚽️

[@historyoffootball87]

I remember I did a video on Airdrieonians old ground awhile back.

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

Yes I do watch your football ground videos, always a good little watch 👍🏻⚽️🏟️

[@stevendl7879]

Great video lad . Put Airdrie v Ayr on the list for next season.♦️E I O E I O ♦️

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

Thanks Steven, is there history between Airdrie and Ayr?

[@stevendl7879]

Definitely KZbin Airdrie v Ayr and you'll see the reason why.

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

@@stevendl7879 interesting Steven, well if Ayr don’t win 4-0 against Partick there will be 4 of the fixtures next season, may have to definitely go to one 👍🏻

[@ianconnal5125]

Matt, Airdrie have drawn Hearts at home on the Scottish cup. We have history against Hearts so it's a tasty tie and had been selected for broadcast on the BBC 👍 We'll worth your while making an appearance 😀

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

Thanks Ian, i won’t be able to make that game but I would have loved to have gone. I am due a Scotland trip soon and an Airdrie home game is top of my list 👍🏻⚪️🔴

[@ianconnal5125]

@@mattthegroundhopper9242 good man 👍👍

[@ianconnal5125]

@@mattthegroundhopper9242 Be sure to visit the West End Bar, you'll be made welcome 😀

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

@@ianconnal5125 I will make a note of that name 👍🏻

[@bobdalzell50]

Very good video. Balanced comments. Shame Blair McNally seemed to be going for sensationalism in his.

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

Thanks Robert, i just try and report what I see and try and embrace the situation, thanks for your positive feedback 👍🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@philsmith3188]

Great video. Quite bizarrely, I’ve only been to 1 Scottish game which was Hamilton v Airdrie 6 years ago which also went to pens. Think Hamilton won that day in the Scottish league cup.

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

Thanks Phil, I’m guessing the shoot out meant more to Airdrie for promotion then in the league cup for Hamilton 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿⚽️👍🏻

[@scottishsoldiernew5326]

hi Matt another great video as always i have been watching for a while but i always kept forgetting to subscribe haha but its been done now and was wondering if you fancied some company for games next season as i really fancy doing this cutting a long story short my wife died on Christmas Day and i think this would do me a world of good so if your keen then so am i mate

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

Thanks for your comments Scottish Soldier, sorry to hear about your loss, life events like that make you re-assess life. Are you on twitter? If so you can follow me on there and privately message me. More than happy to have some company at a game 👍🏻

[@davidmccann3205]

Brilliant ♦️♦️

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

Thanks David, it was a good day 👍🏻⬆️

[@dozzio]

Airdrieonians are massive

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

It will be interesting to see how you get on next season 👍🏻

[@v0LcaN_o___]

what team do u support ?

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

Thanks Tick Tak, I am a Gillingham fan 👍🏻

[@v0LcaN_o___]

@@mattthegroundhopper9242 good fans Gillingham 🤙🏼seen them at st Andrews back when u were in the champ

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

@@v0LcaN_o___ that seems like a long time ago when we were in the championship 👍🏻

[@awb7701]

Hamilton relegated twice in one video 6:24

[@mattthegroundhopper9242]

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