Arbroath FC is contemplating a ‘hybrid’ model involving both part-time and full-time players should they achieve promotion to the Scottish Premiership. Co-manager David Gold envisions this approach, incorporating additional full-time players and loan signings.
Gold Backs Part-Time Players for Premiership Chance
David Gold believes Arbroath’s part-time players deserve an opportunity in the Scottish Premiership if the club gets there. He highlighted captain Tam O’Brien, who has a full-time job. Gold questioned whether O’Brien, at 34, would go full-time but asserted he deserves a shot at the Premiership after his contributions.
Gold stated that moving away from the current club ethos would be wrong. He thinks that the club are very much together.
Gold believes the club would be in the best financial position it has ever been should they be promoted. He believes they should continue to do what they’re doing, try to attract better players maybe, reward the players who have got them to where they have got and just take it from there.
Play-off Action: Arbroath vs Dunfermline Athletic
Arbroath faced Dunfermline Athletic in a Scottish Premiership play-off quarter-final second leg. Callumn Morrison had a chance on goal for Dunfermline, but the flag was raised for offside.
Ryan Dow’s strike resulted in a corner for Arbroath. The game was described as end-to-end.
Match Details and Key Moments
- Chris Kane signed a new one-year deal with Dunfermline prior to the game.
- Chris Kane’s first-half goal put Dunfermline ahead in the second leg at Arbroath.
- Andrew Tod passed to Kane.
- Arbroath’s Findlay Marshall forced a late block from Dunfermline goalkeeper Aston Oxborough.
Scott Robinson started up front for Arbroath. John Tod was in the Dunfermline backline.
Arbroath’s starting lineup included McAdams, Stewart, Watson, O’Brien, Wilkie, Cochrane, Flynn, MacIntyre, Marshall, Dow, and Robinson. Dunfermline Athletic’s lineup featured Oxborough, Chilokoa-Mullen, J.Todd, Ngwenya, Todd, Gilmour, Abdulai, Fraser, Morrison, and Kane.
Jonathan Sutherland, along with former Scotland internationals Scott Brown and James McFadden, were present at Gayfield.
Arbroath could not recover after Kane’s early goal. Tod had a couple of efforts saved by Aidan McAdams.