Naked emergency

Arbroath had to wear a borrowed strip in last week's league match against Hamilton Academical

Arbroath had to wear a borrowed strip in last week's league match against Hamilton Academical. Why? Well, both their home and away kit was stolen in a break-in at Gayfield Park. "Thieves broke in through the laundry window and made off across the pitch carrying the contraband in an ambulance trolley and stretcher." You couldn't make it up.

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