Arbroath vs Forfar Athletic – Match Preview
Scottish Cup 3rd Round – Season 2021 / 2022
Saturday 27th November 2021, Gayfield Park, Arbroath, 3.00pm kick off
(The forecast is that Storm Arwen will have passed by 2am this evening and we are all set for our match tomorrow)
We welcome Gary Irvine and his Forfar Athletic to Gayfield tomorrow for our first competitive match since March 2019 in the same season that we crowned Scottish League One Champions.
Marc McCallum, Ross Meechan, Darren Whyte and Gary Irvine who played in that match are still at Station Park, whilst the Lichties still have 9 players from that game – Jason Thomson, Colin Hamilton, Ricky Little, Thomas O’Brien, Michael McKenna, Gavin Swankie, Bobby Linn, Luke Donnelly and David Gold whilst Dale Hilson and Steven Doris have changed clubs.
The teams last met in a pre-season friendly in September 2020 as we tried to return to football after the pandemic meant our leagues started later in the year.
Former Lichtie defenders Andy Munro misses out through suspension whilst Michael Travis also won’t be involved having joined Berwick Rangers on loan this week.
The Loons are in second place in League 2 having only lost 2 games all season and are hot on the tails of Kelty Hearts. Their recent good form has seen Manager Gary Irvine named SPFL League One Manager of the Month.
As for Arbroath, Dick Campbell will be doing all he can to make sure his players are fully focused on the match. Livingston and Falkirk have asked that Joel Nouble and Anton Dowds aren’t cup tied so there will be changes to the Arbroath Starting line up with both attacking players having to watch the match from the stand.
The game will come too soon for Nicky Low, but we are all hopeful that Nicky will be back involved with the team in the next few weeks.
If this game is level after 90 minutes there will be a replay which will be announced by both clubs.
Despite the rain and wind, the Gayfield pitch as always drains well and we are all set for tomorrow’s match.
It will be another extremely tough match but we hope you can get right behind the team from the very start.
C’mon the Lichties!
Forfar Athletic
Manager – Gary Irvine
Assistant manager – Scott Robertson
First Team Coach – Gary Harkins
Goalkeeping Coach – Wayne Henderson
Goalkeepers
1 – Marc McCallum
21 – Lewis Sanderson
Defenders
2 – Ross Meechan
4 – Steven Anderson
6 – Darren Whyte
15 – Yusuf Hussain
19 – Andy Munro
23 – Gary Irvine
25 – Sam Fisher (On loan from Dundee)
Midfielders
3 – Luke Strachan (On loan from Dundee)
7 – Craig Thomson
8 – Jamie Ness
10 – Craig Slater
14 – Archie Thomas
16 – Mark Gallagher (On loan from Aberdeen)
20 – Gary Harkins
Strikers
9 – Matthew Aitken
11 – Grant Anderson
12 – Steven Doris
17 – Stefan McCluskey
18 – Scott Shepherd
24 – PJ Crossan
On loan
5 – Michael Travis – On loan at Berwick Rangers
Arbroath vs Forfar Athletic – Head to head
Arbroath 3 – 0 Forfar Athletic – Saturday 26th September 2020
Pre-season friendly
Goals – Hilson 16, Doolan 76, 85
Suspensions:
Andy Munro is suspended for Forfar Athletic
Officials;
Referee – Mike Roncone
Assistant Referee 1 – Andy Milne
Assistant Referee 2 – Brian Christie
Tickets and Admission Prices
Due to this being a cup match season tickets are not valid for ground entry or for Arbroath FC TV as the gate is shared with Forfar Athletic.
Scottish Cup 3rd Round Prices
£15 – Adult (Over 18)
£10 – Concessions (Over 65, Students, Juvenile, Disabled with Carer)
£17 – Parent and Child (U12)
£19 – Parent and 2 Children (U12)
There will be no cash gates on match day, so supporters must buy their tickets online.
Arbroath Supporters can buy their tickets here
https://arbroathfc.co.uk/match-day-tickets/
Forfar Athletic Supporters can buy their tickets here
https://arbroathfc.co.uk/away-tickets/
When you purchase your ticket you can save / print it in PDF format right away, but a copy will also be emailed to you.
Please check your junk / email folders if you don’t receive your email with your ticket STRAIGHT AWAY.
If you encounter any problems please email [email protected]
Please either have your ticket printed out, or saved on to your phone with your contrast fully up for our scanners to read the code.
Segregation;
Segregation will be in place for this match. We advise all fans to arrive early and allow yourself plenty of time to be in side the stadium before kick off.
Arbroath Supporters will occupy sections A, and C of the main stand and the Pleasureland End of the Stadium up to the end of the East Terrace.
Please note that section B will be reserved for our supporters who are in Hospitality. Sections A and C will be occupied on a first come, first seated basis.
Arbroath Supporters will enter via Gates 1 and 2.
Forfar Athletic will occupy Section G of the Main Stand and the Harbour End of the Stadium up to the start of the East Terrace.
Forfar Athletic fans will enter via Gate 3.
Forfar Athletic fans should be advised that only a small number of stands seats will be available. The 155 Seats in Section G will be occupied on a first come, first seated basis.
There are disabled bays in front of Section A (for Arbroath supporters) and Section H (for Forfar Athletic supporters) which are accessible by ramps parallel to these sections.
Facilities
Each side of the ground has toilets and a refreshment booth, while there are pie stands in far corners of the East Terrace.
How to watch all the action;
This match will will be available to everyone over 18 for £13 over on https://arbroathfc.tv/
Unfortunately due to a ruling enabled by the English FA we are not permitted to stream this match to anyone living in England.
Please see the full reason why here – https://arbroathfc.co.uk/scottish-fa-article-23-uefa-article-48
As always we advise you to register and sign up long before Saturday’s kick off to get yourself familiar with the website and so you have time to have any problems resolved.
There will be 3 types of supporters who will be purchasing our PPV.
1 – Season Ticket holders
Head to https://arbroathfc.tv/ then you can access the game by clicking “Login” on the home page. Please use your normal log in name (your email address) and password. When you click “Get my Access” you will be prompted to enter in your payment details for this match. The cost is £13
2 – Supporters who have already used PPV
Head to https://arbroathfc.tv/ then you can access the game by clicking “Login” on the home page.You will use the same login name (your email address) and password as your previous live stream, then when you click “Get my Access” you will be prompted to enter in your payment details for this match. The cost is £13
3 – Away Supporters / New Supporters to PPV
If this is your first time, you will have to create an account by clicking on “Get my Access” on https://arbroathfc.tv/
Your login will be your email address and then you will asked to create a password and enter in your payment details. Having successfully created your account you can then click “Watch Live” and then sit back and enjoy the game!
If you have any issues PLEASE use the live chat box on the right hand side of the Arbroath FC TV website. Our support staff can help you directly from there and will have you logged in. This is the fastest and easy way to deal with any issues you may face.
For all other issues please email [email protected]
Match Day Programme
Our matchday programme producers, JJ Sports Promotions Ltd have produced a physical programme for today’s game.
A match day programme will be on sale as supporters enter the ground for £2.50
Lichtie Legend Bobby Linn features on our 12th Matchday Programme of the season!
Alternatively copies of this programme can be purchased for £2.50 each plus £2 postage and packing, by emailing: [email protected]. It will be full colour and packed with great content and photography, but hurry because there is a limited print run
Parking
Supporters can park by Pleasureland, or on the Harbour end of Gayfield at Inchcape Park.
Rules
Smoking is not permitted in the main stand of Gayfield Park.
It should go without saying that No pyrotechnics are allowed inside of Gayfield.
We look forward to welcoming a large crowd to Gayfield for what is set to be a cracking match!
Thank you and C’mon the Lichties
