Craig Thomson is designing his dream home in Freuchie – as Forfar boss Gary Irvine builds a team to challenge for the League Two title.
Former St Johnstone youngster Thomson netted his first goal for Loons in the 2-2 weekend draw with joint leaders Kelty Hearts.
And after getting off the mark, Thomson will soon settle down in a village that became famous for winning a village cricket championship at Lord’s in 1985.
“I’m building a house right now,” said Thomson.
“I’m moving to Freuchie with my girlfriend. I’ve been there looking over the work of the builders. We hope it will be finished by the start of next year.
“I stay in Methil just now so it’s a wee bit of an upgrade!
“It will be less of a journey for me. It’s only half an hour from Dundee and it will help me settle.
“We have done very well so far this season. To get seven points from nine has really helped our confidence.
“We are happy enough to let people talk about Kelty as favourites.
“Hopefully, come the end of the season, we can shut a few people up.
“We will stay quiet.
“As we are joint top of the league at the moment other teams may be looking more at us. But it’s still early days and we need to keep going.”
Craig Thomson nets stunning Forfar strike
Thomson’s strike is on early contender for goal of the season.
With Kallum Higginbotham’s free-kick charged down by the Forfar defence, the home team broke up the park with a swift counter-attack.
PJ Crossan and Craig Slater combined to set up Thomson who slotted beyond Kelty keeper Darren Jamieson to put Forfar 2-1 up on the day.
And while Kelty drew level in the second period, Thomson is delighted to get off the mark ahead of his side’s trip to Elgin City on Saturday.
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“A big part of our games so far has been the pace we have got on the break,” added Thomson.
“Most of our goals have been good ones. They have been as a result of good play and I don’t think we have had many lucky ones.
“That goal was probably the pick of the bunch. We broke with pace and luckily when I got in the box I was able to put the ball away.
“Kelty have good players. They have recruited well and are one of the favourites to win the league but we showed in that game that we can compete.
“We didn’t lose and kept the unbeaten run going.”
