Campbell low on numbers

Posted Saturday, August 07, 2010 by PA

Forfar start life in the Second Division against Dumbarton and will be without a host of players.

Iain Campbell, Stephen Tulloch and Michael Bolochoweckyj are all missing through suspension while Darren Brady and Alastair Divine are also absent through injury.

Station Park boss Dick Campbell added to his numbers by bringing in Dundee striker Bryan Deasley this week and he is confident he has the right numbers to get the season off to a good start.

He said: "I am pleased with where we are player wise, and what I saw last week against Stirling Albion was very pleasing.

"Dumbarton were promoted the season before us and stayed up so a game against them will be a good yardstick for where we are."

Dumbarton welcome back defender Paul Nugent and midfielder Ian Chisholm for the trip.

Winger Graham Wilson remains unavailable due to family commitments but Strathclyde Homes Stadium manager Jim Chapman has no other absentees through injury or suspension.

Chapman and his players are nursing some injured pride after last week's 5-1 defeat at Queen of the South.

He said: "We have a strong squad for this game and I will be pleased if we show that we have learnt from the mistakes made last week.

"It will be a tough game at Forfar and I would imagine that Dick Campbell will have his players really fired up for it and we need to be able to match that."