Evening Telegraph (First Edition)
Loons stalwart Fotheringham ticks every box
MARTYN Fotheringham reckons he has ticked the final box on his Forfar checklist after a cameo appearance as a goalkeeper in the 2-2 draw with Clyde.
Fotheringham, in his testimonial year with the Station Park club, put on the gloves after regular No 1 Grant Adam was dismissed for offensive gestures in the aftermath of the Loons’ 73rd-minute equaliser.
Speaking about the odd sequence of events, Fotheringham said: “I was only on a couple of minutes and it took a few minutes to dawn on us that all three subs were on.
“We’ve never been in that situation before so we looked at the gaffer asking who he wanted to go in. So I thought I’ll do it and the gaffer said ‘on you go’.
“That’s the only thing I’ve not done at the club. I’ve been here 10 years, so that’s me, I can go now!”
Fotheringham put on a stellar display, keeping a clean sheet during his 18-minute stint between the sticks, but insists he did not enjoy the experience.
“It wasn’t a great feeling if I’m being honest but you just don’t want to let the team down.
“I know there’s no pressure on you because you’re not expected to do anything but we need as many points as we can to try to win this league.
“It’s not as easy as it looks, even getting your bearings. You must get used to it but it’s strange.”
Forfar appeared to be in danger of slipping to a rare defeat when Clyde responded to Danny Denholm’s firsthalf opener with strikes from Peter MacDonald and David Gormley.
However, they reclaimed the initiative when Jim Lister levelled only to throw it away through Adam’s needless red card.