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Airdrie United striker Derek Holmes is well versed in promotion campaigns as he has been through five successful ones and he is hoping to a add a sixth with the Diamonds by overcoming a one goal deficit to Dumbarton on Sunday.

Dumbarton’s bustling busy midfielder Kevin Nicoll has covered miles and miles on the pitches of the Second Division this season, however he has been travelling even further just to take part in the Sons promotion push via the Play-Offs.

Albion Rovers are looking to defy gravity for the first time in nearly 80 years by staying up in the Second Division by seeing off Stranraer at Cliftonhill on Sunday despite being two goals down.  The Coatbridge side are also hoping that their ‘Mr Consistent’, Alan Reid, will get over the sickness bug that saw him miss out in midweek and allow him to take his place in the second meeting.

Stranraer finished the regular 36 game season as the highest scorers in the three IRN-BRU Divisions of the SFL and they showed their eye for goal when they completed the job of getting to the Final of the Second Division Play-Off in fine style against Queen’s Park.

A little bit of sunshine was seen this week in Ayr despite the Honest Men losing their First Division status after defeat from Airdrie United last Saturday as Keigan Parker’s stunning overhead kick was voted as the last SFL Goal of the Month winner of the season.

Ayr United midfielder Alan Trouten has experienced the pain of relegation and the joy of promotion and he knows what that ending this season with his club still in the First Division will feel like a promotion success.

Stranraer midfielder Chris Aitken is looking to make it third time lucky via the Play-Off system and after success with Stirling Albion and Ayr United he is hoping that Stranraer will complete his promotion treble.

The IRN-BRU SFL Phenomenal Award winners have been named for the month of April. After much debate, a judging panel consisting of respresentatives from the Scottish media decided upon the winners.

Cowdenbeath Manager Colin Cameron has been in football for 22 years now and he has just seen the last 12 months disappear in a flash however, he was still able to look back on it with a lot of pride. The 39-year-old Blue Brazil Player/Manager was appointed to the Central Park hot seat last May and he remains grateful for the break that the club's former Manager Jimmy Nicholl gave him for a second time in his career.

Ayr United’s 3-2 win over Dundee last Saturday saw them avoid automatic relegation to the Second Division and it also saw the quick fire debut of two more of the pupils from the Ayr United Football Academy.