Forfar Athletic v Peterhead - Match Preview
Venue – Alpha Projects Stadium @ Station Park – ko 3pm.
Date - Saturday 23rd November 2024
William Hill League 2 – match no 14
The match will have the usual 3pm. kick-off.
Stand admission charges are;-
Adults £16
65 & over £10
Under 17’s £5
Terracing admission charges are;-
Adults £15
65& over £10
Under 17’s £5
Payment on the day by cash at turnstile. If anyone would like to purchase a ticket online in advance, they can be purchased at https://forfarathletic.ticketco.events/uk/en/m/e/forfar_athletic_v_peterhead Please note that anyone purchasing a concession or u17 ticket online may on the day be asked to produce proof of their age and entitlement to a concession ticket, failing which entry to the ground with their online ticket may be refused.
Forfar Athletic Season Tickets are of course valid for this fixture.
The 1984 Lounge at the ground will be open to supporters from 12.30pm. to 2.50pm. The lounge will re-open again on the final whistle till approximately 8pm.
The Refreshment Kiosk and Club Shop will be open as usual at the fixture.
50/50 tickets will be on sale from vendors within the ground and pre-match in the 1984 Lounge.
PREVIEW
First and foremost, Loons’ officials wish to extend their thanks to all supporters who made the long journey north to Borough Briggs last Saturday. The interim coaching team and the players were grateful for the support shown to them on the day, and whilst the result did not go our way, please know that your support was very much appreciated.
Looking forward, Loons supporters will have to brave freezing cold conditions tomorrow, as we look to the beginning of Jim Weir’s second stint in charge at Station Park. Indeed, one League 2 fixture has already fallen foul of adverse weather, with Elgin City v Clyde having been called off this afternoon.
An occasion worthy of note for another reason, Loons’ stopper Marc McCallum is expected to make his 300th competitive appearance for Forfar Athletic tomorrow. Such a landmark occasion, that the goalie himself had lost track of when his 300th match would take place! Thankfully Club Historian Barry Stevens was able to confirm the statistic, and the occasion will quite rightly be applauded by supporters tomorrow.
Jim Weir will make a most welcome return to the dugout at Station Park for the first time since November 2019, his last outing also being a home tie – on that occasion against Falkirk. Marc McCallum was between the sticks on that occasion, the final member of that squad still to be competing at Station Park today.
Jim is delighted to return to Forfar Athletic, but equally he is under no illusion regarding the position that we are currently in.
Speaking to the Courier this week, Jim commented “I’m absolutely thrilled as Forfar has always been a club I’ve looked out for since I left. Since then, things haven’t been too great. I felt it was the right time for me and the opportunity came up. I left in unfortunate circumstances and I’ve always felt a bit guilty about that.”
“I’m not a quitter in anything, I’m a fighter and I’m always up for any sort of challenge, as I’ve proven in the past.”
“The league position doesn’t lie. I’ve looked at a lot of the games that we’ve played this season and for me there’s a lot of optimism … Sometimes it takes longer than you anticipate but I expect to hit the ground running with the group of players that are there. I feel I’ve got the experience, the backing and support that can take the club back to a position it should always be.”
“Where we are just now is a position that Forfar as a club and a support don’t deserve and don’t like.”
“It’s my job to make sure we change that.”
The home support tomorrow will no doubt show their backing and support to the manager tomorrow as he looks to do just that.
C’mon the Loons
Match Sponsor – Thorntons Solicitors
Hospitality Guests – Daniel Buchan and friends, J. Milne Electrical Ltd, Todd Joinery Ltd, Keith Thomson and friends
1984 Lounge Hospitality – Pauline Lindsay and friends
Saturday’s other William Hill league2 fixtures;-Bonnyrigg Rose v Stirling Albion, Edinburgh City v East Fife, The Spartans v Stranraer
