Nouble loving double act

IT’S said that football is a funny old game – and that is literally the case when Dick Campbell and twin brother Ian are involved, according to Arbroath ace Joel Nouble.

Four months into his loan spell at Gayfield, the Livingston forward has opened up on life working under the duo and revealed he is left in stitches every time they deliver a team talk.

Dick and Ian, known by his nickname Pink, turned 68 yesterday and are enjoying success at Arbroath, where they have held the reins since 2016,

Nouble was quick to wish them a happy birthday. The English forward gave an insight into the Lichties dressing room on a recent episode of the Arbroath fans’ Smokies & Wine podcast.

He said: “Dick, what can I say about Dick? What a character. I’ve never been a changing room when I’m laughing during the team talk. You’re meant to be coming on the pitch raring to go, like punching walls, but I come out on the pitch laughing.

“Dick and Pink, I don’t think I’ll come across two managers like them. The relationship they have is crazy.

“The team talks they have are unbelievable.

“We played against Dunfermline away and we won 3-0.

“Before the game, he likes going through player by player, your roles and responsibilities.

“He was going through the whole team and he was in midfield, he was like: ‘Boys, you need to get stuck in, stuck in’ and he was using Pink as a player, so he was pushing Pink and he was looking at him like ‘what do you mean get stuck in?’

“Then Dick puts his hands up to box and they’re going at each other like that for 30 seconds. I’m laughing and he’s looking at me and goes: ‘Nouble, do you want some as well?’”

Twin birthday regards.