"The Gayfield Park wind machine - which Dick Campbell would famously 'switch on' for the big games - is blowing like a hurricane once again. Not since the days of Campbell - when the bunneted one took the Red Lichties on a journey that gave the denizens of Arbroath a golden glimpse of the promised land of the Scottish Premiership - have Arbroath been on this sort of ride."
"So much credit is due to co-managerial duo Colin Hamilton and David Gold - both of whom were trusted on-field lieutenants of Dick Campbell during the Arbroath glory run back in season 2021-22, when they pushed Kilmarnock all the way for the Championship title. Both men were on the field during that dramatic night at Rugby Park when Kilmarnock finally snatched the vital victory with Blair Alston's last-minute goal in a match where Arbroath had taken the lead through James Craigen."
"Down at the seaside on the Angus coast, it is all the fun of the fair as the North Sea wind blasts in and nobody knows where this Championship ride is going to end. The part-time side are enjoying defying the odds once again as they sit third in the table, seven points clear of Ayr United in fourth place. Arbroath have only lost one of their last 12 matches in regulation time."
Gayfield Park's infamous wind is back as Arbroath embark on an unpredictable Championship run along the Angus coast. The part-time side occupy third place, seven points ahead of fourth, and have lost only one of their last 12 matches in regulation time. That solitary defeat came at league leaders St Johnstone on 3 January following a back-pass mistake that allowed Adama Sidebeh to score. Co-managers Colin Hamilton and David Gold, former on-field lieutenants of Dick Campbell and participants in the 2021-22 promotion campaign, have built a resilient, characterful squad capable of overturning adversity, exemplified by a recent 3-2 win over Raith Rovers.
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