Ladbrokes League 1
Venue – Station Park
Date – Saturday 1st February
Admission Prices – Stand – Adults £15 Concessions (65& over) £9 Under 17’s £5
Terracing – Adults £14 Concessions £8 Under 17’s £5
Forfar Athletic season tickets valid for this fixture.
Current League Positions – Forfar Athletic – 9th – 19 points from 22 games Clyde – 7th – 25 points from 21 games
Previous results this season;-
Forfar Athletic 0 Clyde 0 at Station Park on 31.8.19
Clyde 0 Forfar Athletic 0 at Broadwood on 7.12.19
Summary – The ‘Loons’ head into the three most vital games of the season to date beginning on Saturday when Clyde visit Station Park.
The ‘Bully Wee’ due to meet Celtic in a televised high profile cup tie on Sunday week arrive in Forfar sitting six points and two places above the Athies in the league table. Then on the following two weekends, Stuart Malcolm’s new-look outfit are due to face the team currently sitting one place above them in the league table Peterhead, followed by a visit from the bottom side at present Stranraer.
Many of the home support and despite last Saturday’s result at Falkirk, let’s hope as they always do the faithful stick by their side, will be scrambling no doubt for a team line on Saturday with a potential at present six January signings in the squad, with only George Stanger having trodden the Station Park ‘boards’ in a sky blue shirt to date.
Inline for a home debut either in the starting line-up or from the bench are Bobby Barr, BJ Coll, Steven Doris, Robbie Leitch and Ryan Shanley.
On the injury front, Connor Coupe is a doubt.
Clyde recorded a 2-1 home win over East Fife last Saturday, one of their two ‘window’ signings Tom Lang from Dunfermline netting the late winner.
The Broadwood side’s other recent capture was the experienced Greg Wylde from Livingston, but the undoubted star man in the visitors' ranks is striker David Goodwillie who last week netted his 22nd goal in 24 competitive appearances to date this term.
David was an absentee through illness when the sides fought out their second goalless draw of the campaign on a day of torrential rain and high winds at Cumbernauld in December.
No one can criticise the Station Park management team for lack of activity during the January window in an attempt to freshen up the squad and get back to winning ways and there is still an outside chance of a further addition before the midnight deadline.
Hopefully, the new-look side will gel quickly and certainly, the atmosphere was buzzing at training on Thursday evening and the so vital job of points accumulation in an attempt to secure League One survival can begin in earnest.
C’way the ‘Loons.’
Match Officials – Referee – Mike Roncone Assistants – Graham Chambers & Gordon McCabe
Saturday’s Ladbrokes League 1 Fixtures – Airdrieonians v Raith Rovers, East Fife v Dumbarton, Montrose v Peterhead, Stranraer v Falkirk
Match Sponsor – Alan Davie Transport Ltd.
Hospitality Complex Guests – D&A Factors Ltd. David Robertson & Guests, The Taylor Family & Friends
1984 Lounge Hospitality – Kevin Brown & Friends
Match Ball Sponsor – Neil Watt
Supporters Information –
The 1984 Lounge at Station Park will be open from 12.30 p.m. till kick-off. The lounge will re-open on the final whistle until around 8 p.m.
Club Shop open prior to kick-off and during the half-time interval.
A limited number of team sheets will be available while stocks last free of charge at the Club Shop, the Refreshment Kiosk or within the 1984 Lounge.
50/50 tickets are available from vendors inside the ground.
