Calendar An icon of a desk calendar. Cancel An icon of a circle with a diagonal line across. Caret An icon of a block arrow pointing to the right. Email An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of the Facebook "f" mark. Google An icon of the Google "G" mark. Linked In An icon of the Linked In "in" mark. Logout An icon representing logout. Profile An icon that resembles human head and shoulders. Telephone An icon of a traditional telephone receiver. Tick An icon of a tick mark. Is Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes. Is Not Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes with a diagonal line through it. Pause Icon A two-lined pause icon for stopping interactions. Quote Mark A opening quote mark. Quote Mark A closing quote mark. Arrow An icon of an arrow. Folder An icon of a paper folder. Breaking An icon of an exclamation mark on a circular background. Camera An icon of a digital camera. Caret An icon of a caret arrow. Clock An icon of a clock face. Close An icon of the an X shape. Close Icon An icon used to represent where to interact to collapse or dismiss a component Comment An icon of a speech bubble. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Ellipsis An icon of 3 horizontal dots. Envelope An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. Camera An icon of a digital camera. Home An icon of a house. Instagram An icon of the Instagram logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. Magnifying Glass An icon of a magnifying glass. Search Icon A magnifying glass icon that is used to represent the function of searching. Menu An icon of 3 horizontal lines. Hamburger Menu Icon An icon used to represent a collapsed menu. Next An icon of an arrow pointing to the right. Notice An explanation mark centred inside a circle. Previous An icon of an arrow pointing to the left. Rating An icon of a star. Tag An icon of a tag. Twitter An icon of the Twitter logo. Video Camera An icon of a video camera shape. Speech Bubble Icon A icon displaying a speech bubble WhatsApp An icon of the WhatsApp logo. Information An icon of an information logo. Plus A mathematical 'plus' symbol. Duration An icon indicating Time. Success Tick An icon of a green tick. Success Tick Timeout An icon of a greyed out success tick. Loading Spinner An icon of a loading spinner. Facebook Messenger An icon of the facebook messenger app logo. Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. Facebook Messenger An icon of the Twitter app logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. WhatsApp Messenger An icon of the Whatsapp messenger app logo. Email An icon of an mail envelope. Copy link A decentered black square over a white square.

Arbroath boss Dick Campbell not getting carried away ahead of glamour friendly against Aberdeen

Dick Campbell.
Dick Campbell.

Arbroath boss Dick Campbell insists no-one at the club is getting carried away despite the 4-1 midweek win over Championship side Ross County in the Betfred Cup.

The Red Lichties overcame the Staggies thanks to a Michael McKenna hat-trick and a stunning late Kane Hester strike.

Campbell’s men now face Premiership opposition in the shape of Derek McInnes’s Aberdeen in a glamour friendly at Gayfield tomorrow (2pm kick-off) with the manager insisting there is still plenty of work to be done both on and off the pitch.

Campbell said: “It was a fantastic result for us on Wednesday night against a good Ross County side who have just come down from the Premiership.

“The lads deserve enormous credit.

“We have been using these games to build up fitness before the league campaign starts next week but I had to be pleased with the performance and the win.

“The only disappointing thing for me is that we lost to Alloa in the Betfred conceding some horrendous goals but we have to be happy overall.”

Campbell added: “I was speaking to a former club director who said he thought this was the best Arbroath side he had seen in the last 25 years.

“It is always good to hear nice things like that but we will definitely not be getting carried away and there is still a lot of work to be done.

“I only have 17 signed players – including two goalies – and I am looking to bring in a couple more but those deals might not be done until the end of August with full-time clubs still keeping their options open and unwilling to let players leave on loan until then.”

One player who will definitely be staying at Arbroath is Hester.

Campbell said: “There are at least four clubs, senior and junior, who are interested in taking him on loan but he is going nowhere.

“He will play a part against Aberdeen on Sunday.

“Hopefully there will be a big crowd at Gayfield to see us take on Derek McInnes’s Premiership side.

“It would be great if the fans could turn out for this glamour friendly.”