Campbell bemoans lack of practice

Campbell's Irn-Bru Third Division minnows were already rank outsiders going into the fifth-round tie but their hopes of pulling off one of the greatest shocks in Scottish football history have been hit by the weather.Forfar have not played a competitive match this month due to the recent cold snap, while Rangers will arrive at Station Park having been tested in the heat of Sunday's Old Firm derby.Campbell said: "The Rangers players have just played Celtic so they'll be sharp."They'll be sharp in their minds, sharp fitness-wise. We'll not be."So everything and the world is against you to try to get a competitive match."Campbell has done his best to keep his players match fit by arranging behind-closed-doors friendlies in recent days.He said: "We played Brechin last Thursday night and on Saturday we played East Fife, which was fine."But it's not the real McCoy; it's not the real thing."Whatever the outcome of the game, Campbell is just delighted it is going ahead at all after a month of postponements at Station Park.As well as seeing their cup tie with Rangers put back from its original date of February 8, Saturday's league game with Dumbarton was also called off.But Campbell was thrilled and relieved to report there was no prospect of another pitch inspection tomorrow.He said: "There's not a problem at all with the pitch. It's perfect."The weather forecast is 10-12 degrees so we're just going to enjoy the game and get it out the way and you never know what can happen."Were the tie to be postponed for a second time, it would once again put a question mark over the £120,000 debt-busting windfall Forfar were set to net for hosting Rangers.Around £85,000 of that comes from satellite broadcasters Sky, who planned to televise the match on its original date and also agreed to show it on Wednesday.But there is no guarantee they would do the same were it to be called off for a second time.Campbell, who is hoping to be handed some of the bonanza to invest in the team, said: "What it does is just stabilise the football club."It's been well-documented they got themselves in a bit of a mess in the past. But the overdraft's all cleared off."I'm glad that's all out the way. It might just feed back to me and it may be an opportunity to build a team."

Source: Team_Talk