Striker Adam Campbell is confident St Mirren will bounce back from losing to Kilmarnock on Thursday when they face Celtic on Sunday. The teenager is on loan from Newcastle United and impressed manager Danny Lennon after his goalscoring debut in the 2-1 loss at Rugby Park. Campbell scored after just 18 minutes of the game but goals from Rory McKenzie and Kris Boyd's injury-time effort secured all three points for Allan Johnston's side. After the game Lennon said: "I thought wee Adam Campbell gave a great flavour of what he's going to bring, not just for us but to Scottish football as a whole. He's got lovely soft feet, a lovely touch and good pace".
Campbell believes he can repay the faith shown in him by Lennon in Sunday's lunchtime game against the Parkhead side. He said: "We didn't deserve to lose the game and we all felt very hard done by to come out of it with nothing. But I don't think the result will be an issue as we will be playing the best team in the country. They have beaten Barcelona recently and put up good shows in other Champions League games so I don't think we will need to be motivated. If we can all play to our best ability then I don't see why we can't get something out of the game."
Campbell also paid tribute to Newcastle manager Allan Pardew who was keen for him to follow fellow-Geordie youngsters Paul Dummett and Conor Newton to St Mirren Park. He said: "As soon as he heard St Mirren were interested in me then up I came and I'm really enjoying it so far, apart from the rain which has not stopped since I arrived on Boxing Day, but that's Scotland for you. He knows how well Paul did up here last season and sees how well things are going for Conor at the moment. Obviously they were both part of St Mirren's League Cup-winning team last season, which was massive not just for the club but for them both with the experience they gained. I hope to replicate what Paul did. He came up here, played regular football and loved it and he went back, got himself a new deal and scored against Liverpool. He then started the derby which is what every Newcastle boy wants to do. So hopefully I can follow in his footsteps."
