Airdrie hero Adam Frizzell says he's left Diamonds in a good place as he looks back on four-year spell
Former Airdrie skipper Adam Frizzell feels he's left the club in a good place, as he looked back on his four years in the Diamond.
The 27-year-old signed for League of Ireland side Derry City last week on an 18-month contract that he said was 'too good to turn down', with the side chasing a European place.
Frizzell's new team are currently over halfway through their season as Scottish football prepares for the big kick-off and he believes he has left the club on strong footing.
The midfielder departs with plenty of fond memories of his spell in Monklands having captained the team to a long-awaited trophy in 2023 with their SPFL Trust Trophy triumph and also promotion in the same year.
Asked about his favourite moment from his spell at New Broomfield, Frizzell said: "There have been so many. The first season I went in, we were excellent. We finished second [to Cove] but we won almost every game that season. We had a really good team.
"In the second year, we won promotion which was unbelievable as well.
"In the third year we won the cup and the club hadn't done that in a long time. To do that as captain was a massive honour for me.
"There will be a lot better players than me that don't lift a trophy in their career so it will probably be something I appreciate even more when I look back.
"Last year was a bit sticky, but we got there in the end and kept the club in the division.
"That was massive for me. If I thought there was a chance of moving on, I wanted to leave the club in a really good place, which I think it is.
"It is a really young, exciting squad and I am looking forward to watching them this season, supporting them from afar."
Frizzell feels he is making a step up by moving overseas and hopes to get a taste of Europa Conference League football with Derry next season.
He said: "I got a very small taste of it [playing in Europe] when I was very young playing for Kilmarnock and we went out in the first round to a Welsh team.
"That's what you dream of when you're young and to be going and pushing for Europe was a big selling point.
"Not only that but I don't think it would be disrespectful in saying that it's probably a step up in general. It's a really tough league now with a lot of good players in it. It was time for me to come over and challenge myself and I'm looking forward to doing that."
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