Dumbarton have signed Partick Thistle's David Wilson and will be available for the Sons of the Rock when they meet Wilson's former employees in a pre-season friendly on 11 July. Wilson was on loan with Stranraer last season - under the management of Stevie Aitken's former assistant Stevie Farrell, and the Sons manager's brother Chris. Following his release by Thistle after six years at Firhill, a few conversations sealed the deal to move to the Rock.
Wilson said: "I think it's a good move for me. I've not really had consistency over the years, so hopefully I can come here and show people what I can do. When I left Thistle, Stevie Aitken spoke to Alan Archibald about me, and had heard from his brother about my performances at Stranraer. It was hard to leave Thistle after six years, but I think it's the right decision in the end as I wasn't getting to play. It's important for me to get out there and enjoy my football again, and I hope I can do that at Dumbarton. As long as I'm out there playing, I don't mind what midfield role I am asked to play. I can play anywhere across the midfield. I've trained with the team since last Monday. It's been hard, but it's been good so far and I'm enjoying it. As soon as I saw there was a friendly game with Thistle, I was excited. I'm looking forward to that game in a fortnight."
Wilson has been impressed by what Dumbarton have achieved in the second tier so far and hopes he can help them do better. He went on: "We can only push higher than what we did last year. It's a good achievement staying in the Championship and you think to yourself that you finished eighth last year, so kick on from there. One of my first-ever times on the bench with Thistle's first team was at Dumbarton on the last day of the 2012/13 season. Ever since then they've stayed in the division and hopefully they can continue to stay in it for the coming years, and maybe even push for the play-offs in time. I haven't really thought about a job away from football yet. I'm not really sure what I'll do, but I'll try to get a job so I'm not sitting about all day."
